Seed exudates of Sesbania virgata (Cav.) Pers. stimulate the asymbiotic phase of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora albida Becker & Hall

• Published in: Hoehnea Vol. 46; no. 1
• Main Authors: Coelho, Leilyane C.S., Mignoni, Daiane S.B., Silva, Fábio S.B., Braga, Márcia R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais 2019; Instituto de Botânica
• Subjects: crescimento micelial; exudação de plantas; germinação; Glomeromycota; PLANT SCIENCES; germination; germinação; exudação de plantas; Glomeromycota; mycelial growth; plant exudation; crescimento micelial

ABSTRACT Sesbania virgata is a legume used in the restoration of degraded areas and forms a symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Its seeds exude secondary metabolites that may influence the colonization by AMF. In this work, we studied the effects of seed (SE) and root exudates (RE) of...