Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities are influenced by agricultural land use and not soil type among the Chernozem great groups of the Canadian Prairies

Citation

Bainard, L.D., Dai, M., Gomez, E.F., Torres-Arias, Y., Bainard, J.D., Sheng, M., Eilers, W., Hamel, C. (2015). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities are influenced by agricultural land use and not soil type among the Chernozem great groups of the Canadian Prairies. Plant and Soil, [online] 387(1-2), 351-362. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-014-2288-1

Abstract

Background and aims: The aim of this study was to explore the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in agroecosystems of the Canadian Prairies and determine whether soil type and land use impact the diversity and composition of these important communities.