Cover crop identity determines root fungal community and arbuscular mycorrhiza colonization in following main crops
Irene García‐González,
Laura B. Martínez‐García,
Janna M. Barel
et al.
Abstract:Cover crops (CC) can promote nutrient retention and recycling for main crops, yet may also promote soil‐borne pathogens or suppress beneficial root symbionts such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). We investigated how root fungal communities of main crop are affected by preceding CC monocultures and mixtures and by main crop identity. We expected that AMF abundance and diversity in main crops are promoted by AM‐host CC, and suppressed by non‐AM host CC, and that mixtures of CC species can promote beneficia… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.