Cropland type shapes arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) population density and species diversity in Northwest Ethiopia
Dessie Kassew, Jemal Yimer, Marcela Claudia Pagano, Fassil Assefa, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-Ani, Kemachew Ayele, Belay Berza Beyene, Ying Ma, Ying Ma, Ying Ma, Ying Ma · 2026
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Dessie Kassew and co-authors report a 2026 soil study in Northwest Ethiopia on fungi that partner with crop roots. These arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ferry hard-to-move nutrients to plants, so their health tracks soil health. The team sampled teff and maize fields across districts, pulled out fungal spores, and counted and named them against untouched control plots.
Control soils held more spores per sample than farmed ones. Maize fields beat teff fields by about two to one, and top spots ran far higher. Fourteen spore types from three genera turned up, led by two genera. Farming steps thinned both counts and variety, so the authors urge care that keeps the fungi in place.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dessie Kassew, Jemal Yimer, Marcela Claudia Pagano, Fassil Assefa, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-Ani, Kemachew Ayele, Belay Berza Beyene, Ying Ma, Ying Ma, Ying Ma, Ying Ma |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 80 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |