Mycorrhizal fungi enhance plant nutrient acquisition and modulate nitrogen loss with variable water regimes

• Published in: Global change biology Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. e171 - e182
• Main Authors: Bowles, Timothy M., Jackson, Louise E., Cavagnaro, Timothy R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2018
• Subjects: adverse effects; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Arbuscular mycorrhizas; Availability; biogeochemical cycles; Climate change; Defects; drought; Ecological function; Ecosystem; Ecosystem assessment; Ecosystems; fungal communities; Fungi; Fungi - physiology; genotype; Genotypes; greenhouse experimentation; Interception; Leaching; Lycopersicon esculentum - microbiology; Lycopersicon esculentum - physiology; Microcosms; Mineral nutrients; Moisture content; mutants; Mycorrhizae - physiology; mycorrhizal fungi; nitrates; Nitrogen; Nitrogen - metabolism; nitrogen content; nitrogen leaching; Nutrient cycles; Nutrient loss; nutrient uptake; phosphorus; plant available water; Plant growth; Plant Roots - growth & development; Plant Roots - physiology; Precipitation; Soil; Soil water; Solanum lycopersicum; stress tolerance; Tomatoes; Uptake; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Water; Water availability; Water content; Water levels; Water regimes; Water resistance; Water shortages; Water stress; Water supply; nitrogen leaching; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; drought; nutrient uptake; climate change

Climate change will alter both the amount and pattern of precipitation and soil water availability, which will directly affect plant growth and nutrient acquisition, and potentially, ecosystem functions like nutrient cycling and losses as well. Given their role in facilitating plant nutrient acquisi...