Nitrogen transfer from one plant to another depends on plant biomass production between conspecific and heterospecific species via a common arbuscular mycorrhizal network

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are among the most ubiquitous soil plant-symbiotic fungi in terrestrial environments and can alleviate the toxic effects of various contaminants on plants. As an essential micronutrient for higher plants, molybdenum (Mo) can cause toxic effects at excess levels. However, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal impacts on plant performance and Mo accumulation under Mo-contamination still require to be explored. We first studied the effects of Claroideoglomus etunicatum BEG168 on plant biomass production and Mo accumulation in a biofuel crop, sweet sorghum, grown in an agricultural soil spiked with different concentrations of MoS2. The results showed that the addition of Mo produced no adverse effects on plant biomass, N and P uptake, and root colonization rate, indicating Mo has no phytotoxicity and fungitoxicity at the test concentrations. The addition of Mo did not increase and even decreased S concentrations in plant tissues. Arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation significantly enhanced plant biomass production and Mo concentrations in both shoots and roots, resulting in increased Mo uptake by mycorrhizal plants. Overall, arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation promoted the absorption of P, N and S by sweet sorghum plants, improved photosystem (PS) II photochemical efficiency and comprehensive photosynthesis performance. In conclusion, MoS2 increased Mo accumulation in plant tissues but produced no toxicity, while arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation could improve plant performance via enhancing nutrient uptake and photochemical efficiency. Sweet sorghum, together with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, shows a promising potential for phytoremediation of Mo-contaminated farmland and revegetation of Mo-mine disturbed areas, as well as biomass production on such sites.

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Mangrove diversity enhances plant biomass production and carbon storage in Hainan island, China

Functional Ecology ◽

10.1111/1365-2435.13753 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 774-786

Author(s):

Jiankun Bai ◽

Yuchen Meng ◽

Ruikun Gou ◽

Jiacheng Lyu ◽

Zheng Dai ◽

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Keyword(s):

Carbon Storage ◽

Biomass Production ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Hainan Island ◽

Plant Biomass Production

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Can repeated soil amendment with biogas digestates increase soil suppressiveness toward non-specific soil-borne pathogens in agricultural lands?

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems ◽

10.1017/s1742170520000393 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

L. M. Manici ◽

F. Caputo ◽

G. A. Cappelli ◽

E. Ceotto

Keyword(s):

Plant Growth ◽

Biomass Production ◽

Soil Amendment ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Amended Soils ◽

Soil Suppressiveness ◽

Soil Microbial ◽

Soil Borne Pathogens ◽

The Impact ◽

Plant Biomass Production

Abstract Soil suppressiveness which is the natural ability of soil to support optimal plant growth and health is the resultant of multiple soil microbial components; which implies many difficulties when estimating this soil condition. Microbial benefits for plant health from repeated digestate applications were assessed in three experimental sites surrounding anaerobic biogas plants in an intensively cultivated area of northern Italy. A 2-yr trial was performed in 2017 and 2018 by performing an in-pot plant growth assay, using soil samples taken from two fields for each experimental site, of which one had been repeatedly amended with anaerobic biogas digestate and the other had not. These fields were similar in management and crop sequences (maize was the recurrent crop) for the last 10 yr. Plant growth response in the bioassay was expressed as plant biomass production, root colonization frequency by soil-borne fungi were estimated to evaluate the impact of soil-borne pathogens on plant growth, abundance of Pseudomonas and actinomycetes populations in rhizosphere were estimated as beneficial soil microbial indicators. Repeated soil amendment with digestate increased significantly soil capacity to support plant biomass production as compared to unamended control in both the years. Findings supported evidence that this increase was principally attributable to a higher natural ability of digestate-amended soils to reduce root infection by saprophytic soil-borne pathogens whose inoculum was increased by the recurrent maize cultivation. Pseudomonas and actinomycetes were always more abundant in digestate-amended soils suggesting that both these large bacterial groups were involved in the increase of their natural capacity to control soil-borne pathogens (soil suppressiveness).

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Cellulose Synthase Mutants Distinctively Affect Cell Growth and Cell Wall Integrity for Plant Biomass Production in Arabidopsis

Plant and Cell Physiology ◽

10.1093/pcp/pcy050 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 59 (6) ◽

pp. 1144-1157 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Huizhen Hu ◽

Ran Zhang ◽

Zhangsheng Tao ◽

Xukai Li ◽

Yuyang Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cell Wall ◽

Cell Growth ◽

Biomass Production ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Cellulose Synthase ◽

Cell Wall Integrity ◽

Plant Biomass Production ◽

Affect Cell Growth

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Plant biomass production

Alpine Plant Life ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-59538-8_15 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 375-394

Author(s):

Christian Körner

Keyword(s):

Biomass Production ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Plant Biomass Production

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Plant biomass production

Alpine Plant Life ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-98018-3_15 ◽

1999 ◽

pp. 247-258

Author(s):

Christian Körner

Keyword(s):

Biomass Production ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Plant Biomass Production

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Application of ash and municipal sewage sludge as macronutrient sources in sustainable plant biomass production

Journal of Environmental Management ◽

10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110450 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 264 ◽

pp. 110450 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Jacek Antonkiewicz ◽

Anna Popławska ◽

Beata Kołodziej ◽

Krystyna Ciarkowska ◽

Florian Gambuś ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sewage Sludge ◽

Biomass Production ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽

Plant Biomass Production

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Effects of earthworms and mycorrhizal fungi on the growth of the medicinal herb Calendula officinalis (Asteraceae)

Plant Soil and Environment ◽

10.17221/189/2011-pse ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 57 (No. 11) ◽

pp. 499-504 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

J.G. Zaller ◽

F. Saccani ◽

T. Frank

Keyword(s):

Biomass Production ◽

Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽

Lumbricus Terrestris ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Stem Length ◽

Shoot Biomass ◽

Calendula Officinalis ◽

Amf Inoculation

  Both earthworms and symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) often co-occurr in ecosystems, however very little is known on their interrelationships. Here we tested to what extent earthworms (Annelida) or AMF (Glomales) separately or in combination affect the growth of the pharmaceutical plant species, pot marigold (Calendula officinalis, Asteraceae). We conducted a greenhouse experiment using non-sterilized field soil where we manipulated the factors earthworms (addition/no addition of the vertical burrowing species Lumbricus terrestris) and AMF (addition/no addition of a mix of the four Glomus taxa G. geosporum, G. mosseae, G. intraradices, G. claroideum). Leaf length and flower stem length was significantly increased by earthworms but remained unaffected by additional AMF. The longest leaves and flower stems were observed in pots containing earthworms but no additional AMF. The number of flower buds was unaffected by earthworms but marginally significantly increased by AMF. Plant shoot biomass production was significantly higher when earthworms were present; AMF inoculation had no effect on biomass production. Root biomass production and total plant biomass production remained unaffected by earthworms or AMF. These results indicate that in soil already containing AMF earthworm addition primarily affects vegetative growth while additional AMF inoculation tended to affect reproductive plant parts.

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