A5021728867- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
University of Pisa
2023-2024
Abstract Climate change and global warming have contributed to increase terrestrial drought, causing negative impacts on agricultural production. Drought stress may be addressed using novel agronomic practices beneficial soil microorganisms, such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), able enhance plant use efficiency of resources water antioxidant defence systems. Specific traits functional resilience improvement in dry conditions could developed AMF growing association with xerophytic...
The sustainable intensification of maize-based systems may reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and the excessive use non-renewable inputs. Considering key role that microbiological fertility has on crop growth resilience, it is worth interest studying cropping system rhizosphere bacterial communities, affect soil health biological fertility. In this work we monitored characterized diversity composition native communities during early phases two maize genotypes different vigor, using a nitrogen...
This study investigated the impact of different types soil sealing on communities a group beneficial plant symbionts, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), colonizing roots two shade trees, Celtis australis and Fraxinus ornus, frequently grown in urbanized sites. Such plants were an experimental site, northern Italy, established November 2011 subjected to four pavement treatments: impermeable monolithic asphalt, permeable pavers, concrete unpaved soil. The diversity composition root AMF...
Abstract Background and aims One of the most promising strategies for sustainable intensification crop production involves utilization beneficial root-associated microorganisms, such as plant growth-promoting bacteria arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The aim this study was to investigate whether a seed-applied biostimulant, based on bacterial strain Bacillus amyloliquefaciens IT-45 polysaccharide extract, enhancement tools, hybrids with contrasting early vigor nitrogen (N) plus phosphorus...
Abstract Background and aims Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are beneficial soil microorganisms establishing mutualistic symbioses with most crop plants promoting plant growth health. AMF activities complemented by their associated microbiota, leading to synergistic interactions positively affecting performance. In this work we assessed whether may act as drivers of root bacterial endophytes, facilitating colonization host bacteria. Methods Two isolates were used, Funneliformis mosseae...