Why farmers should manage the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

Matthias C. Rillig; Carlos A. Aguilar-Trigueros; Tessa Camenzind; Timothy R. Cavagnaro; Florine Degrune; Pierre Hohmann; Daniel R. Lammel; India Mansour; Julien Roy; Marcel G.A. van der Heijden; Gaowen Yang

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Why farmers should manage the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

Matthias C. Rillig, Carlos A. Aguilar-Trigueros, Tessa Camenzind, Timothy R. Cavagnaro, Florine Degrune, Pierre Hohmann, Daniel R. Lammel, India Mansour, Julien Roy, Marcel G.A. van der Heijden, Gaowen Yang

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A response to Ryan & Graham (2018) ‘Little evidence that farmers should consider abundance or diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi when managing crops’

The Tansley review by Ryan & Graham (2018) provided a welcome critical perspective on the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in large-scale industrial agriculture, with a focus on cereals (wheat,Triticum aestivum). They conclude that there is little evidence that farmers should consider the abundance or diversity of AM fungi when managing crops. We welcome many of the points made in the paper, as they give an opportunity for self-reflection,considering that the importance of AM fungi in agroecosystems is often taken for granted. However, we suggest that it is too early to draw the overall conclusion that the management of AM fungi by farmers is currently not warranted.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1171-1175
Number of pages	5
Journal	NEW PHYTOLOGIST
Volume	222
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15602
Publication status	Published - May 2019
Externally published	Yes

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agroecosystems
management
mycorrhiza
sustainability
yield

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