Is arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal addition beneficial to potato systems? A meta-analysis
Segun Oladele, Iain Gould, Sandra Varga · 2024
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Description
Segun Oladele, Iain Gould, and Sandra Varga published this analysis in 2024. It asks whether adding helpful fungi to potato fields and pots actually pays off. These fungi live in plant roots and trade nutrients with the crop, and they are said to lift yields in many plants.
The authors pooled results from 106 separate pot and field studies drawn from thirty-seven papers. On the whole, the fungi improved nearly every plant measure they tracked, from tuber yield to root growth. The one exception was the weight of the plant above ground, which did not change. Potato variety mattered most: some kinds gained far more from the fungi than others. The authors say the right pairing of fungus and variety could make the practice worthwhile on farms.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Segun Oladele, Iain Gould, Sandra Varga |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |