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The Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Colonisation on Nutrient Status, Growth, Productivity, and Canker Resistance of Apple (Malus pumila)

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Microbiology, July 2018
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Title
The Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Colonisation on Nutrient Status, Growth, Productivity, and Canker Resistance of Apple (Malus pumila)
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Frontiers in Microbiology, July 2018
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01461
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Despina Berdeni, T. E. A. Cotton, Tim J. Daniell, Martin I. Bidartondo, Duncan D. Cameron, Karl L. Evans

Abstract

We assess whether arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) improve growth, nutritional status, phenology, flower and fruit production, and disease resistance in woody perennial crops using apple (Malus pumila) as a study system. In a fully factorial experiment, young trees were grown for 3 years with or without AMF (Funneliformis mosseae and Rhizophagus irregularis), and with industrial standard fertiliser applications or restricted fertiliser (10% of standard). We use two commercial scions (Dabinett and Michelin) and rootstocks (MM111 and MM106). Industrial standard fertiliser applications reduced AMF colonisation and root biomass, potentially increasing drought sensitivity. Mycorrhizal status was influenced by above ground genotypes (scion type) but not rootstocks, indicating strong interactions between above and below ground plant tissue. The AMF inoculation significantly increased resistance to Neonectria ditissima, a globally economically significant fungal pathogen of apple orchards, but did not consistently alter leaf nutrients, growth, phenology or fruit and flower production. This study significantly advances understanding of AMF benefits to woody perennial crops, especially increased disease resistance which we show is not due to improved tree nutrition or drought alleviation. Breeding programmes and standard management practises can limit the potential for these benefits.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 126 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 23 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 14%
Researcher 12 10%
Student > Bachelor 10 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 5%
Other 15 12%
Unknown 42 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 49 39%
Environmental Science 8 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 6%
Engineering 6 5%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 3 2%
Other 10 8%
Unknown 43 34%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 March 2020.
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