Benefits of a symbiotic association with endophytic fungi are subject to water and nutrient availability in Achnatherum sibiricum

• Published in: Plant and soil Vol. 346; no. 1/2; pp. 363 - 373
• Main Authors: Ren, An Zhi, Li, Xia, Han, Rong, Yin, Li Jia, Wei, Mao Ying, Gao, Yu Bao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.09.2011; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Achnatherum; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Bioavailability; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Drought; Ecology; endophytes; Endosymbionts; Environmental changes; Fertilizers; field experimentation; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fungi; General agronomy. Plant production; Grasses; indigenous species; Infection; Infections; Life Sciences; Nitrogen; Nutrient availability; Nutrients; Photosynthesis; Plant growth; Plant nutrition; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Plants; Regular Article; root shoot ratio; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility. Fertilization. Amendments; Symbiosis; Tillers; Water; Water availability; China; Nutrient; Drought; Endophyte infection; Interaction; Water; Symbiotic relation; Available nutrient; Inorganic element; Infection; Fungus; Endophyte; Profit; Soil plant relation; Achnatherum sibiricum

Symbiotic relationships with microbes may influence how plants respond to environmental change. Here, we investigated how fungal endophyte infection affected the growth of a native grass under altered water and nutrient availability. In a two-month field experiment, we compared the performance of en...