Substrate pH mediates growth promotion and resilience to water stress of Tilia tomentosa seedlings after Ectomycorrhizal inoculation.
Ectomycorrhizal fungi
Inoculation
Nursery management
Soil pH
Urban forest
Water-stress
Journal
BMC plant biology
ISSN: 1471-2229
Titre abrégé: BMC Plant Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100967807
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
25 Oct 2024
25 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
11
06
2024
accepted:
23
09
2024
medline:
25
10
2024
pubmed:
25
10
2024
entrez:
25
10
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Colonization by Ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi is key for the health and performance of plants under different stress scenarios, such as those faced by trees in urban environments. Because urban environments can be lacking EcM fungi, we here assessed the benefits of inoculating Tilia tomentosa seedlings in a pre-transplantation nursery context with the EcM fungi Lactarius deliciosus and Paxillus involutus, using substrates of different pH and facing water-stress. P. involutus had a more evident positive effect in T. tomentosa seedlings and had a good performance in both acidic and alkaline substrate. In acidic substrate the fungus increased the plant height by 0.91-fold, increased the mycorrhization rate by 3.23-fold, expansion rate by 5.03-fold and formation of secondary roots by 0.46-fold, compared to the non-inoculated control. This species also improved the phosphorus content of leaves, which revealed a promotion of nutrient uptake. In alkaline substrate P. involutus increased root dry weight by 3.92-fold and the mycorrhization parameters. In contrast, L. deliciosus only had a positive effect in the improvement of mycorrhization and expansion rates and phosphorus content in the root, effects visible only in alkaline substrate. When exposed to water-stress the increase of proline content was visible in acidic substrate for both fungi, L. deliciosus and P. involutus, and in alkaline substrate for the fungus P. involutus, a response indicative of the enhancement of defenses in stressing scenarios such as water scarcity. We conclude that fungal inoculation improves the vigour and resilience of Tilia seedlings and that it is of utmost importance to select a suitable EcM fungus and to consider the soil pH of the transplanting site. The inoculation approach can be a valuable tool to produce robust seedlings which may have a better performance when transplanted to the challenging urban environment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39448897
doi: 10.1186/s12870-024-05614-3
pii: 10.1186/s12870-024-05614-3
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Organisme : 2015-2016 BiodivERsA COFUND call for research proposals, with the national funders: Belgian Science Policy (BelSPo), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
ID : BR/175/A1/URBANMYCOSERVE
Organisme : 2015-2016 BiodivERsA COFUND call for research proposals, with the national funders: Belgian Science Policy (BelSPo), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
ID : BR/175/A1/URBANMYCOSERVE
Organisme : 2015-2016 BiodivERsA COFUND call for research proposals, with the national funders: Belgian Science Policy (BelSPo), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
ID : BR/175/A1/URBANMYCOSERVE
Organisme : 2015-2016 BiodivERsA COFUND call for research proposals, with the national funders: Belgian Science Policy (BelSPo), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
ID : BR/175/A1/URBANMYCOSERVE
Organisme : 2015-2016 BiodivERsA COFUND call for research proposals, with the national funders: Belgian Science Policy (BelSPo), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
ID : BR/175/A1/URBANMYCOSERVE
Organisme : 2015-2016 BiodivERsA COFUND call for research proposals, with the national funders: Belgian Science Policy (BelSPo), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
ID : BR/175/A1/URBANMYCOSERVE
Organisme : 2015-2016 BiodivERsA COFUND call for research proposals, with the national funders: Belgian Science Policy (BelSPo), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
ID : BR/175/A1/URBANMYCOSERVE
Organisme : 2015-2016 BiodivERsA COFUND call for research proposals, with the national funders: Belgian Science Policy (BelSPo), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
ID : BR/175/A1/URBANMYCOSERVE
Organisme : 2015-2016 BiodivERsA COFUND call for research proposals, with the national funders: Belgian Science Policy (BelSPo), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
ID : BR/175/A1/URBANMYCOSERVE
Organisme : 2015-2016 BiodivERsA COFUND call for research proposals, with the national funders: Belgian Science Policy (BelSPo), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
ID : BR/175/A1/URBANMYCOSERVE
Organisme : 2015-2016 BiodivERsA COFUND call for research proposals, with the national funders: Belgian Science Policy (BelSPo), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
ID : BR/175/A1/URBANMYCOSERVE
Organisme : 2015-2016 BiodivERsA COFUND call for research proposals, with the national funders: Belgian Science Policy (BelSPo), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
ID : BR/175/A1/URBANMYCOSERVE
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