Journal
MYCORRHIZA
Volume 25, Issue 7, Pages 533-546Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00572-015-0631-x
Keywords
Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis; Fungal diversity; Glomeromycota; Nitrogen; Nutrient uptake and transport; Phosphate
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- NSF (IOS) [1051397]
- Swiss National Science Foundation [PBLAA-114210, PAOOA-119519]
- Roche Research Foundation
- ERC
- NOW
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems [1051397] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Plant growth responses following colonization with different isolates of a single species of an arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus can range from highly beneficial to detrimental, but the reasons for this high within-species diversity are currently unknown. To examine whether differences in growth and nutritional benefits are related to the phosphate (P) metabolism of the fungal symbiont, the effect of 31 different isolates from 10 AM fungal morphospecies on the P and nitrogen (N) nutrition of Medicago sativa and the P allocation among different P pools was examined. Based on differences in the mycorrhizal growth response, high, medium, and low performance isolates were distinguished. Plant growth benefit was positively correlated to the mycorrhizal effect on P and N nutrition. High performance isolates increased plant biomass by more than 170 % and contributed substantially to both P and N nutrition, whereas the effect of medium performance isolates particularly on the N nutrition of the host was significantly lower. Roots colonized by high performance isolates were characterized by relatively low tissue concentrations of inorganic P and short-chain polyphosphates and a high ratio between long- to short-chain polyphosphates. The high performance isolates belonged to different morphospecies and genera, indicating that the ability to contribute to P and N nutrition is widespread within the Glomeromycota and that differences in symbiotic performance and P metabolism are not specific for individual fungal morphospecies.
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