The Fungal Endophyte Serendipita williamsii Does Not Affect Phosphorus Status But Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Tomato Plants

Abstract

Some members of the root endophytic Serendipitaceae were observed to frequently coexist with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), but their interactions and potential synergistic effects in plants have not yet been well elucidated. Here, we inoculated three-week-old tomato seedlings with Serendipita indica or Serendipita williamsii alone or in combination with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Funneliformis mosseae and cultivated the plants in a greenhouse until the late vegetative stage. Our data show that the simultaneous presence of Serendipita spp. did not affect root colonization by AMF, proving the feasibility of their combination for future agronomic uses. The photosynthetic performance was enhanced in AM tomato plants, although growth remained unresponsive following single or dual inoculation with Serendipita spp. and AMF. With regard to nutrient status under dual inoculation, AMF-induced phosphorus increases remained unaffected, but nitrogen and carbon dynamics were highly altered. Specifically, the application of S. williamsii to mycorrhizal tomato plants significantly enhanced nitrogen concentration in the shoots, but this effect was also compensated with a carbon cost. Our findings indicate that S. williamsii performs differently from S. indica when co-inoculated with AMF, and this suggests an unknown mechanism that needs more detailed investigation.

Increasing the Growth and Development of Chili-Pepper Under Three Different Shading Condition in Response to Biofertilizers Application

“…In poor soil condition such as soil nutrient deficiency and drought, VAM is a solution to improve soil fertility (Qiu et al, 2019). In the case of the root endophytic Serendipitaceae, VAM altered nitrogen and carbon dynamics (Hallasgo, Spangl, Steinkellner, & Hage-Ahmed, 2020). The application of VAM also provides the cell wall modifications that correlated to mycorrhizal colonization at the root, and the systemic level (Chialva et al, 2019).…”

Sequence-based identification of soil fungi in different habitats on Surtsey

“…was found to be significantly abundant in the lava substrates from both inside and outside the gull colonies. Serendipita is a genus of root endophyte associated with AMF plants and whose species have been reported to be beneficial to its plant host in terms of nutrition and drought tolerance (Hallasgo et al, 2020 ;Zhang et al, 2017). It could be relevant to further study the effect of this endophyte and AMF species on the plant communities' adaptation to the different substrates and nutrient regimes in the permanent plots.…”

Pembersihan Isi Sel Akar dan Jenis Warna Tinta untuk Deteksi Cendawan Mikoriza Arbuskula

“…Kombinasi tinta-cuka diusulkan oleh Vierheillig et al (1998) sebagai alternatif pengganti biru tripan. Teknik ini selain membutuhkan biaya yang lebih murah juga dapat digunakan untuk jumlah sampel yang besar (Vierheillig et al 2005;Hallasgo et al 2020). Penampakan struktur cendawan MA di dalam akar juga sangat jelas (Wilkes et al 2019;Hallasgo et al 2020;Kowal et al 2020).…”

“…Teknik ini selain membutuhkan biaya yang lebih murah juga dapat digunakan untuk jumlah sampel yang besar (Vierheillig et al 2005;Hallasgo et al 2020). Penampakan struktur cendawan MA di dalam akar juga sangat jelas (Wilkes et al 2019;Hallasgo et al 2020;Kowal et al 2020). Sayangnya sampai saat ini para peneliti lebih suka menggunakan biru tripan dibandingkan dengan dengan tinta-cuka.…”