Colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal and fine endophytic fungi in four woodland grasses - variation in relation to pH and aluminium

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Colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal and fine endophytic fungi in four woodland grasses - variation in relation to pH and aluminium. / Göransson, Pernilla; Olsson, Pål Axel; Postma, Jacqueline; Falkengren-Grerup, Ursula.

In: Soil Biology & Biochemistry, Vol. 40, No. 9, 2008, p. 2260-2265.

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Göransson, P, Olsson, PA, Postma, J & Falkengren-Grerup, U 2008, 'Colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal and fine endophytic fungi in four woodland grasses - variation in relation to pH and aluminium', Soil Biology & Biochemistry, vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 2260-2265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.05.002

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Göransson, P., Olsson, P. A., Postma, J., & Falkengren-Grerup, U. (2008). Colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal and fine endophytic fungi in four woodland grasses - variation in relation to pH and aluminium. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 40(9), 2260-2265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.05.002

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Göransson P, Olsson PA, Postma J, Falkengren-Grerup U. 2008. Colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal and fine endophytic fungi in four woodland grasses - variation in relation to pH and aluminium. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 40(9):2260-2265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.05.002

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Göransson, Pernilla et al. "Colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal and fine endophytic fungi in four woodland grasses - variation in relation to pH and aluminium". Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2008, 40(9). 2260-2265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.05.002

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Göransson P, Olsson PA, Postma J, Falkengren-Grerup U. Colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal and fine endophytic fungi in four woodland grasses - variation in relation to pH and aluminium. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2008;40(9):2260-2265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.05.002

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Göransson, Pernilla ; Olsson, Pål Axel ; Postma, Jacqueline ; Falkengren-Grerup, Ursula. / Colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal and fine endophytic fungi in four woodland grasses - variation in relation to pH and aluminium. In: Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2008 ; Vol. 40, No. 9. pp. 2260-2265.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal and fine endophytic fungi in four woodland grasses - variation in relation to pH and aluminium

AU - Göransson, Pernilla

AU - Olsson, Pål Axel

AU - Postma, Jacqueline

AU - Falkengren-Grerup, Ursula

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - Acidic soils are harsh environments for plants. One of the major problems is the potential toxicity of aluminium (Al) and hydrogen ions at a pH below 5: another is the shortage of nutrients usually accompanying soil acidity. The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationship between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) colonisation and soil acidity (measured by pH and Al concentration) in order to evaluate the possibility that AM fungi facilitate the existence of plants on acidic soils. We sampled tussocks of four grass species, Elymus caninus, Poa nemoralis, Deschampsia cespitosa and Deschampsia flexuosa, together with samples of the surrounding soil, in oak forests of varying soil pH in southern Sweden. We determined pH, easily reacting Al (Air), extractable Al (Al-BaCl2) and phosphate in the soil samples, analysed the shoots for Al and phosphorous and quantified the degree of AM and fine endophyte (FE) colonisation in the roots. E. caninus was found on the least acidic soils and had the highest AM colonisation of all the species studied, while D. flexuosa, which was found on the most acidic soils, had the lowest AM colonisation. P nemoralis and D. cespitosa were intermediate with respect to pH and AM colonisation. The colonisation of AM fungi exceeded FE colonisation for E caninus and P. nemoralis, while the opposite was true for the two Deschampsia species. Our results indicated a negative relationship between Air and the degree of AM colonisation at the within-species level. The low colonisation of AM fungi on acidic soils may to some extent be explained by a sensitivity of AM fungi to Air: this parameter showed a stronger negative association with AM colonisation than did pH and Al-BaCl2. We hypothesize that Al toxicity is a critical factor for plant nutrition in forest soils through the impact on symbiotic fungi. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

AB - Acidic soils are harsh environments for plants. One of the major problems is the potential toxicity of aluminium (Al) and hydrogen ions at a pH below 5: another is the shortage of nutrients usually accompanying soil acidity. The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationship between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) colonisation and soil acidity (measured by pH and Al concentration) in order to evaluate the possibility that AM fungi facilitate the existence of plants on acidic soils. We sampled tussocks of four grass species, Elymus caninus, Poa nemoralis, Deschampsia cespitosa and Deschampsia flexuosa, together with samples of the surrounding soil, in oak forests of varying soil pH in southern Sweden. We determined pH, easily reacting Al (Air), extractable Al (Al-BaCl2) and phosphate in the soil samples, analysed the shoots for Al and phosphorous and quantified the degree of AM and fine endophyte (FE) colonisation in the roots. E. caninus was found on the least acidic soils and had the highest AM colonisation of all the species studied, while D. flexuosa, which was found on the most acidic soils, had the lowest AM colonisation. P nemoralis and D. cespitosa were intermediate with respect to pH and AM colonisation. The colonisation of AM fungi exceeded FE colonisation for E caninus and P. nemoralis, while the opposite was true for the two Deschampsia species. Our results indicated a negative relationship between Air and the degree of AM colonisation at the within-species level. The low colonisation of AM fungi on acidic soils may to some extent be explained by a sensitivity of AM fungi to Air: this parameter showed a stronger negative association with AM colonisation than did pH and Al-BaCl2. We hypothesize that Al toxicity is a critical factor for plant nutrition in forest soils through the impact on symbiotic fungi. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

KW - vegetation

KW - forest ground

KW - fine endophytes

KW - acid soil

KW - arbuscular mycorrhiza

KW - soil pH

KW - aluminium

U2 - 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.05.002

DO - 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.05.002

M3 - Article

VL - 40

SP - 2260

EP - 2265

JO - Soil Biology & Biochemistry

JF - Soil Biology & Biochemistry

SN - 0038-0717

IS - 9

ER -