Differences in the AMF diversity in soil and roots between two annual and perennial gramineous plants co-occurring in a Mediterranean, semiarid degraded area |
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Authors: | Emma Torrecillas Maria del Mar Alguacil Antonio Roldán |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Soil and Water Conservation, CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, P.O. Box 164, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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Abstract: | Aims In the present study, we analysed the diversity of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonising both the roots and rhizosphere soil of an annual herbaceous species, Bromus rubens, and a perennial herbaceous species, Brachypodium retusum, co-occurring in the same Mediterranean, semiarid degraded area. The intention was to study whether these two species promoted the diversity of AM fungi in their rhizospheres differently and to ascertain whether the AMF community harboured by an annual plant species differed from that harboured by a perennial species when both grew in the same place. Methods The AMF large subunit ribosomal RNA genes (LSU) were subjected to nested PCR, cloning, sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. Results Twenty AMF sequence types belonging to Glomus group A, Glomus group B and Diversispora were identified. The two plant species differed in the AMF community composition in their roots, B. rubens showing a higher diversity of AMF than B. retusum. However the composition of the AMF communities associated with the two rhizosphere soils was similar. Conclusions These results suggest that the management of these Mediterranean, semiarid degraded areas should include the promotion of annual herbaceous plant communities in order to maintain the sustainability and productivity of these ecosystems. |
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