A5043777694- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Nematode management and characterization studies
University of Ottawa
2021-2025
The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMFs) are obligate root symbionts in the subphylum Glomeromycotina that can benefit land plants by increasing their soil nutrient uptake exchange for photosynthetically fixed carbon sources. To date, annotated genome data from representatives of AMF orders Glomerales, Diversisporales and Archaeosporales have shown these organisms large highly repeated genomes, no genes to produce sugars fatty acids. This led hypothesis most recent common ancestor (MRCA) was...
Societal Impact Statement It is crucial to develop strategies for reducing our continued excessive global increases in fertilizer applications and offset CO 2 emissions. The pervasive underground hyphal networks of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) present an enticing bio‐stimulant carbon sink. We inoculated Sudan‐grass plants with eight genotypically distinct strains a model AMF species determine if strain identity affects plant growth storage. found that biomass, nutrient acquisition,...
Summary Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are obligate root symbionts of most plants that improve plant growth by transferring nutrients into roots through networks soil hyphae. These hyphal represent a carbon sink in soil; thus, it has been suggested these can also boost atmospheric storage, highlighting their potential role managing greenhouse emissions. In this study, we aimed to determine whether certain AMF genotypes and nuclear organizations (homokaryons vs heterokaryons) associated...