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Deshoux M, Sadet-Bourgeteau S, Gentil S, Prévost-Bouré NC. Effects of biochar on soil microbial communities: A meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 902:166079. [PMID: 37553053 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Changes in soil microbial communities may impact soil fertility and stability because microbial communities are key to soil functioning by supporting soil ecological quality and agricultural production. The effects of soil amendment with biochar on soil microbial communities are widely documented but studies highlighted a high degree of variability in their responses following biochar application. The multiple conditions under which they were conducted (experimental designs, application rates, soil types, biochar properties) make it difficult to identify general trends. This supports the need to better determine the conditions of biochar production and application that promote soil microbial communities. In this context, we performed the first ever meta-analysis of the biochar effects on soil microbial biomass and diversity (prokaryotes and fungi) based on high-throughput sequencing data. The majority of the 181 selected publications were conducted in China and evaluated the short-term impact (<3 months) of biochar. We demonstrated that a large panel of variables corresponding to biochar properties, soil characteristics, farming practices or experimental conditions, can affect the effects of biochar on soil microbial characteristics. Using a variance partitioning approach, we showed that responses of soil microbial biomass and prokaryotic diversity were highly dependent on biochar properties. They were influenced by pyrolysis temperature, biochar pH, application rate and feedstock type, as wood-derived biochars have particular physico-chemical properties (high C:N ratio, low nutrient content, large pores size) compared to non-wood-derived biochars. Fungal community data was more heterogenous and scarcer than prokaryote data (30 publications). Fungal diversity indices were rather dependent on soil properties: they were higher in medium-textured soils, with low pH but high soil organic carbon. Altogether, this meta-analysis illustrates the need for long-term field studies in European agricultural context for documenting responses of soil microbial communities to biochar application under diverse conditions combining biochar types, soil properties and conditions of use.
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- Maëlle Deshoux
- INRAE UMR Agroécologie, Institut Agro, University Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France; Groupe Bordet, Froidvent, F-21290 Leuglay, France.
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- INRAE UMR Agroécologie, Institut Agro, University Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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Witzgall K, Vidal A, Schubert DI, Höschen C, Schweizer SA, Buegger F, Pouteau V, Chenu C, Mueller CW. Particulate organic matter as a functional soil component for persistent soil organic carbon. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4115. [PMID: 34226560 PMCID: PMC8257601 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24192-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The largest terrestrial organic carbon pool, carbon in soils, is regulated by an intricate connection between plant carbon inputs, microbial activity, and the soil matrix. This is manifested by how microorganisms, the key players in transforming plant-derived carbon into soil organic carbon, are controlled by the physical arrangement of organic and inorganic soil particles. Here we conduct an incubation of isotopically labelled litter to study effects of soil structure on the fate of litter-derived organic matter. While microbial activity and fungal growth is enhanced in the coarser-textured soil, we show that occlusion of organic matter into aggregates and formation of organo-mineral associations occur concurrently on fresh litter surfaces regardless of soil structure. These two mechanisms—the two most prominent processes contributing to the persistence of organic matter—occur directly at plant–soil interfaces, where surfaces of litter constitute a nucleus in the build-up of soil carbon persistence. We extend the notion of plant litter, i.e., particulate organic matter, from solely an easily available and labile carbon substrate, to a functional component at which persistence of soil carbon is directly determined. The fate of soil carbon is controlled by plant inputs, microbial activity, and the soil matrix. Here the authors extend the notion of plant-derived particulate organic matter, from an easily available and labile carbon substrate, to a functional component at which persistence of soil carbon is determined.
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- Kristina Witzgall
- Soil Science, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany.
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- Soil Science, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Farming, Soil and Resource Management, Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Soil Science, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Soil Science, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- UMR Ecosys, INRA AgroParisTech, Bât. EGER, Thiverval-Grignon, France
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- UMR Ecosys, INRA AgroParisTech, Bât. EGER, Thiverval-Grignon, France
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- Soil Science, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany.,Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Aleklett K, Ohlsson P, Bengtsson M, Hammer EC. Fungal foraging behaviour and hyphal space exploration in micro-structured Soil Chips. THE ISME JOURNAL 2021; 15:1782-1793. [PMID: 33469165 PMCID: PMC8163874 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-00886-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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How do fungi navigate through the complex microscopic maze-like structures found in the soil? Fungal behaviour, especially at the hyphal scale, is largely unknown and challenging to study in natural habitats such as the opaque soil matrix. We monitored hyphal growth behaviour and strategies of seven Basidiomycete litter decomposing species in a micro-fabricated "Soil Chip" system that simulates principal aspects of the soil pore space and its micro-spatial heterogeneity. The hyphae were faced with micrometre constrictions, sharp turns and protruding obstacles, and the species examined were found to have profoundly different responses in terms of foraging range and persistence, spatial exploration and ability to pass obstacles. Hyphal behaviour was not predictable solely based on ecological assumptions, and our results obtained a level of trait information at the hyphal scale that cannot be fully explained using classical concepts of space exploration and exploitation such as the phalanx/guerrilla strategies. Instead, we propose a multivariate trait analysis, acknowledging the complex trade-offs and microscale strategies that fungal mycelia exhibit. Our results provide novel insights about hyphal behaviour, as well as an additional understanding of fungal habitat colonisation, their foraging strategies and niche partitioning in the soil environment.
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- Kristin Aleklett
- Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, Alnarp, Sweden.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, LTH, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, LTH, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Lehmann A, Zheng W, Ryo M, Soutschek K, Roy J, Rongstock R, Maaß S, Rillig MC. Fungal Traits Important for Soil Aggregation. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:2904. [PMID: 31998249 PMCID: PMC6962133 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Soil structure, the complex arrangement of soil into aggregates and pore spaces, is a key feature of soils and soil biota. Among them, filamentous saprobic fungi have well-documented effects on soil aggregation. However, it is unclear what properties, or traits, determine the overall positive effect of fungi on soil aggregation. To achieve progress, it would be helpful to systematically investigate a broad suite of fungal species for their trait expression and the relation of these traits to soil aggregation. Here, we apply a trait-based approach to a set of 15 traits measured under standardized conditions on 31 fungal strains including Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Mucoromycota, all isolated from the same soil. We find large differences among these fungi in their ability to aggregate soil, including neutral to positive effects, and we document large differences in trait expression among strains. We identify biomass density, i.e., the density with which a mycelium grows (positive effects), leucine aminopeptidase activity (negative effects) and phylogeny as important factors explaining differences in soil aggregate formation (SAF) among fungal strains; importantly, growth rate was not among the important traits. Our results point to a typical suite of traits characterizing fungi that are good soil aggregators, and our findings illustrate the power of employing a trait-based approach to unravel biological mechanisms underpinning soil aggregation. Such an approach could now be extended also to other soil biota groups. In an applied context of restoration and agriculture, such trait information can inform management, for example to prioritize practices that favor the expression of more desirable fungal traits.
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- Anika Lehmann
- Ecology of Plants, Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Ecology of Plants, Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Ecology of Plants, Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Ecology of Plants, Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Ecology of Plants, Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
- Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, Institut für Biochemie und Biologie, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Ecology of Plants, Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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Rosas-Medina M, Maciá-Vicente JG, Piepenbring M. Diversity of Fungi in Soils with Different Degrees of Degradation in Germany and Panama. MYCOBIOLOGY 2019; 48:20-28. [PMID: 32158602 PMCID: PMC7048177 DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2019.1700658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 09/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Soil degradation can have an impact on the soil microbiota, but its specific effects on soil fungal communities are poorly understood. In this work, we studied the impact of soil degradation on the richness and diversity of communities of soil fungi, including three different degrees of degradation in Germany and Panama. Soil fungi were isolated monthly using the soil-sprinkling method for 8 months in Germany and 3 months in Panama, and characterized by morphological and molecular data. Soil physico-chemical properties were measured and correlated with the observed values of fungal diversity. We isolated a total of 71 fungal species, 47 from Germany, and 32 from Panama. Soil properties were not associated with fungal richness, diversity, or composition in soils, with the exception of soil compaction in Germany. The geographic location was a strong determinant of the soil fungal species composition although in both countries there was dominance by members of the orders Eurotiales and Hypocreales. In conclusion, the results of this work do not show any evident influence of soil degradation on communities of soil fungi in Germany or Panama.
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- Miguel Rosas-Medina
- Department of Mycology, Cluster for Integrative Fungal Research (IPF), Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Mycology, Cluster for Integrative Fungal Research (IPF), Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Mycology, Cluster for Integrative Fungal Research (IPF), Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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Liang Y, Lehmann A, Ballhausen MB, Muller L, Rillig MC. Increasing Temperature and Microplastic Fibers Jointly Influence Soil Aggregation by Saprobic Fungi. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2018. [PMID: 31555244 PMCID: PMC6742716 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Microplastic pollution and increasing temperature have potential to influence soil quality; yet little is known about their effects on soil aggregation, a key determinant of soil quality. Given the importance of fungi for soil aggregation, we investigated the impacts of increasing temperature and microplastic fibers on aggregation by carrying out a soil incubation experiment in which we inoculated soil individually with 5 specific strains of soil saprobic fungi. Our treatments were temperature (ambient temperature of 25°C or temperature increased by 3°C, abruptly versus gradually) and microplastic fibers (control and 0.4% w/w). We evaluated the percentage of water stable aggregates (WSA) and hydrolysis of fluorescein diacetate (FDA) as an indicator of fungal biomass. Microplastic fiber addition was the main factor influencing the WSA, decreasing the percentage of WSA except in soil incubated with strain RLCS 01, and mitigated the effects of temperature or even caused more pronounced decrease in WSA under increasing temperature. We also observed clear differences between temperature change patterns. Our study shows that the interactive effects of warming and microplastic fibers are important to consider when evaluating effects of global change on soil aggregation and potentially other soil processes.
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- Yun Liang
- Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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Baveye PC, Otten W, Kravchenko A, Balseiro-Romero M, Beckers É, Chalhoub M, Darnault C, Eickhorst T, Garnier P, Hapca S, Kiranyaz S, Monga O, Mueller CW, Nunan N, Pot V, Schlüter S, Schmidt H, Vogel HJ. Emergent Properties of Microbial Activity in Heterogeneous Soil Microenvironments: Different Research Approaches Are Slowly Converging, Yet Major Challenges Remain. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1929. [PMID: 30210462 PMCID: PMC6119716 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Over the last 60 years, soil microbiologists have accumulated a wealth of experimental data showing that the bulk, macroscopic parameters (e.g., granulometry, pH, soil organic matter, and biomass contents) commonly used to characterize soils provide insufficient information to describe quantitatively the activity of soil microorganisms and some of its outcomes, like the emission of greenhouse gasses. Clearly, new, more appropriate macroscopic parameters are needed, which reflect better the spatial heterogeneity of soils at the microscale (i.e., the pore scale) that is commensurate with the habitat of many microorganisms. For a long time, spectroscopic and microscopic tools were lacking to quantify processes at that scale, but major technological advances over the last 15 years have made suitable equipment available to researchers. In this context, the objective of the present article is to review progress achieved to date in the significant research program that has ensued. This program can be rationalized as a sequence of steps, namely the quantification and modeling of the physical-, (bio)chemical-, and microbiological properties of soils, the integration of these different perspectives into a unified theory, its upscaling to the macroscopic scale, and, eventually, the development of new approaches to measure macroscopic soil characteristics. At this stage, significant progress has been achieved on the physical front, and to a lesser extent on the (bio)chemical one as well, both in terms of experiments and modeling. With regard to the microbial aspects, although a lot of work has been devoted to the modeling of bacterial and fungal activity in soils at the pore scale, the appropriateness of model assumptions cannot be readily assessed because of the scarcity of relevant experimental data. For significant progress to be made, it is crucial to make sure that research on the microbial components of soil systems does not keep lagging behind the work on the physical and (bio)chemical characteristics. Concerning the subsequent steps in the program, very little integration of the various disciplinary perspectives has occurred so far, and, as a result, researchers have not yet been able to tackle the scaling up to the macroscopic level. Many challenges, some of them daunting, remain on the path ahead. Fortunately, a number of these challenges may be resolved by brand new measuring equipment that will become commercially available in the very near future.
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- Philippe C. Baveye
- UMR ECOSYS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Thiverval-Grignon, rance
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- School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- UMR ECOSYS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Thiverval-Grignon, rance
- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Centre for Research in Environmental Technologies, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Soil–Water–Plant Exchanges, Terra Research Centre, BIOSE, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- UMR ECOSYS, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Thiverval-Grignon, France
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- Laboratory of Hydrogeoscience and Biological Engineering, L.G. Rich Environmental Laboratory, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Faculty 2 Biology/Chemistry, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- UMR ECOSYS, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Thiverval-Grignon, France
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- Dundee Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Bondy, France
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- Lehrstuhl für Bodenkunde, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences – Paris, Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, IRD, INRA, P7, UPEC, Paris, France
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- UMR ECOSYS, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Thiverval-Grignon, France
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- Soil System Science, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Research Network ‘Chemistry meets Microbiology’, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Soil System Science, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
- Institute of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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Detheridge AP, Comont D, Callaghan TM, Bussell J, Brand G, Gwynn-Jones D, Scullion J, Griffith GW. Vegetation and edaphic factors influence rapid establishment of distinct fungal communities on former coal-spoil sites. FUNGAL ECOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Benkman CW, Jech S, Talluto MV. From the ground up: biotic and abiotic features that set the course from genes to ecosystems. Ecol Evol 2017; 6:7032-7038. [PMID: 28725380 PMCID: PMC5513219 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Spatial variation in cone serotiny in Rocky Mountain lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta ssp. latifolia) across Yellowstone National Park influences initial pine recruitment after stand‐replacing fire with tremendous population, community, and ecosystem consequences. A previous study showed that much of the spatial variation in serotiny results from the balance of selection arising from high frequencies of fire favoring serotiny countered by opposing selection exerted by American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) as seed predators. This earlier study, however, assumed stable local red squirrel densities over multiple generations of pines. Here, we examine environmental properties that might contribute to long‐term stability in the densities of red squirrels among sites. We found that the amount of clay in the soil, an indicator of plant and fungal growth—the latter an important food resource for red squirrels—and the coefficient of variation (CV) in diameter at breast height (DBH) of forest trees together account for a substantial amount of variation in red squirrel density. Soil development occurs over very long time scales, and thus, intersite variation in the amount of clay is unlikely to shift across pine generations. However, CV of DBH and squirrel density increase with stand age, which acts to amplify selection against serotiny with increasing interfire interval. Regardless, much of the variation in the CV of DBH is accounted for by soil bulk density, mean annual temperature, and surface curvature, which are unlikely to vary in their relative differences among sites over time. Consequently, these soil and abiotic attributes could contribute to consistent spatial patterns of red squirrel densities from one pine generation to the next, resulting in consistent local and spatial variation in selection exerted by red squirrels against serotiny.
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- Craig W Benkman
- Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming Laramie WY USA
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- Department of Botany and Chemistry University of Wyoming Laramie WY USA
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine (LECA) CNRS Université Grenoble Alpes Grenoble France
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Toward Modeling the Resistance and Resilience of "Below-ground" Fungal Communities: A Mechanistic and Trait-Based Approach. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2015; 93:1-44. [PMID: 26505687 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The role of fungi in shaping ecosystems is well evidenced and there is growing recognition of their importance among scientists and the general public. Establishing and separating the role of key local (soil chemical, biological, and physical properties) and global (climate, dispersal limitation) drivers in fungal community structure and functioning is currently a source of frustration to mycologists. The quest to determine niche processes and environmental characteristics shaping fungal community structure, known to be important for plant and animal communities, is proving difficult, resulting in the acknowledgment that niche neutral processes (climate, dispersal limitations) may dominate. The search for predictable patterns in fungal community structure may have been restricted as the "appropriate" scales at which to measure community structure and characterize the environment have not been fully determined yet, and the focus on taxonomy makes it difficult to link environmental characteristics to fungal traits. While key determinants of microbial community composition have been uncovered for some functional groups, the differential response of functional groups is largely unknown. Before we can truly understand what drives the development of microbial community structure, an understanding of the autecology of major fungal taxa and how they interact with their immediate environment (from the micro- up to kilometer scale) is urgently needed. Furthermore, key information and empirical data is missing at the microscale due to experimental difficulties in mapping this heterogeneous and opaque environment. We therefore present a framework that would help generate this much-needed empirical data and information at the microscale, together with modeling approaches to link the spatial and temporal scales. The latter is important as we propose that there is much to be gained by linking our understanding of fungal community responses across scales, in order to develop species and community-environment-function predictive models.
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Copley TR, Aliferis KA, Jabaji S. Maple Bark Biochar Affects Rhizoctonia solani Metabolism and Increases Damping-Off Severity. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2015; 105:1334-1346. [PMID: 25938176 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-08-14-0231-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Many studies have investigated the effect of biochar on plant yield, nutrient uptake, and soil microbial populations; however, little work has been done on its effect on soilborne plant diseases. To determine the effect of maple bark biochar on Rhizoctonia damping-off, 11 plant species were grown in a soilless potting substrate amended with different concentrations of biochar and inoculated or not with Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 4. Additionally, the effect of biochar amendment on R. solani growth and metabolism in vitro was evaluated. Increasing concentrations of maple bark biochar increased Rhizoctonia damping-off of all 11 plant species. Using multivariate analyses, we observed positive correlations between biochar amendments, disease severity and incidence, abundance of culturable bacterial communities, and physicochemical parameters. Additionally, biochar amendment significantly increased R. solani growth and hyphal extension in vitro, and altered its primary metabolism, notably the mannitol and tricarboxylic acid cycles and the glycolysis pathway. One or several organic compounds present in the biochar, as identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, may be metabolized by R. solani. Taken together, these results indicate that future studies on biochar should focus on the effect of its use as an amendment on soilborne plant pathogens before applying it to soils.
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- Tanya R Copley
- Plant Science Department, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada H9X 3V9
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- Plant Science Department, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada H9X 3V9
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Sturrock CJ, Woodhall J, Brown M, Walker C, Mooney SJ, Ray RV. Effects of damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 2-1 on roots of wheat and oil seed rape quantified using X-ray Computed Tomography and real-time PCR. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:461. [PMID: 26157449 PMCID: PMC4478850 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Rhizoctonia solani is a plant pathogenic fungus that causes significant establishment and yield losses to several important food crops globally. This is the first application of high resolution X-ray micro Computed Tomography (X-ray μCT) and real-time PCR to study host-pathogen interactions in situ and elucidate the mechanism of Rhizoctonia damping-off disease over a 6-day period caused by R. solani, anastomosis group (AG) 2-1 in wheat (Triticum aestivum cv. Gallant) and oil seed rape (OSR, Brassica napus cv. Marinka). Temporal, non-destructive analysis of root system architectures was performed using RooTrak and validated by the destructive method of root washing. Disease was assessed visually and related to pathogen DNA quantification in soil using real-time PCR. R. solani AG2-1 at similar initial DNA concentrations in soil was capable of causing significant damage to the developing root systems of both wheat and OSR. Disease caused reductions in primary root number, root volume, root surface area, and convex hull which were affected less in the monocotyledonous host. Wheat was more tolerant to the pathogen, exhibited fewer symptoms and developed more complex root systems. In contrast, R. solani caused earlier damage and maceration of the taproot of the dicot, OSR. Disease severity was related to pathogen DNA accumulation in soil only for OSR, however, reductions in root traits were significantly associated with both disease and pathogen DNA. The method offers the first steps in advancing current understanding of soil-borne pathogen behavior in situ at the pore scale, which may lead to the development of mitigation measures to combat disease influence in the field.
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- Craig J. Sturrock
- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LoughboroughUK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LoughboroughUK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LoughboroughUK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LoughboroughUK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LoughboroughUK
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Spurlock TN, Rothrock CS, Monfort WS. Evaluation of Methods to Quantify Populations of Rhizoctonia in Soil. PLANT DISEASE 2015; 99:836-841. [PMID: 30699534 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-14-0446-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The best method to quantitatively determine populations of Rhizoctonia in soil from soybean fields undergoing rice and soybean rotations was determined for use in a large-scale spatial study to be done over multiple fields and years. The methods evaluated were the toothpick-baiting method, the multiple-pellet soil sampler, and the pour-plate method using elutriated organic matter from soil or surface residue. The toothpick-baiting method was calibrated using the multiple-pellet soil sampler and determined to assay an approximate soil volume of 15.43 cm3. The radius of isolation with the toothpick-baiting technique was approximately 1 cm. In 2009 and 2010, the toothpick method was determined to be the most reliable method for assaying soils, with the most isolates across space and greater recovery of Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA, R. solani AG11, and R. oryzae, the major Rhizoctonia spp. in these fields, when quantified as propagules per volume of soil or organic matter. In 2011, the recovery of these three groups of Rhizoctonia did not differ statistically when the toothpick-baiting method was compared with the multiple-pellet soil sampler after the volume of soil assayed by the pellet sampler was increased to be similar to that of the toothpick method. However, the labor involved in assaying a similar volume of soil with the multiple-pellet soil sampler was limiting for a large-scale spatial study. The toothpick-baiting method was preferred over the other methods because it was determined to be thorough, inexpensive, nondestructive, and rapid. Additionally, the use of the toothpick-baiting method allows for the determination of the depth of inoculum of isolated fungi for intact soil cores. The mean depth of activity of R. solani AG1-IA, R. solani AG11, and R. oryzae was 1.15, 1.55, and 1.47 cm respectively.
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- T N Spurlock
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton 31793
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Pérez-Reche FJ, Taraskin SN, Otten W, Viana MP, Costa LDF, Gilligan CA. Prominent effect of soil network heterogeneity on microbial invasion. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2012; 109:098102. [PMID: 23002889 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.109.098102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Using a network representation for real soil samples and mathematical models for microbial spread, we show that the structural heterogeneity of the soil habitat may have a very significant influence on the size of microbial invasions of the soil pore space. In particular, neglecting the soil structural heterogeneity may lead to a substantial underestimation of microbial invasion. Such effects are explained in terms of a crucial interplay between heterogeneity in microbial spread and heterogeneity in the topology of soil networks. The main influence of network topology on invasion is linked to the existence of long channels in soil networks that may act as bridges for transmission of microorganisms between distant parts of soil.
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- F J Pérez-Reche
- SIMBIOS Centre, University of Abertay, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Kravchenko A, Falconer RE, Grinev D, Otten W. Fungal colonization in soils with different management histories: modeling growth in three-dimensional pore volumes. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2011; 21:1202-1210. [PMID: 21774424 DOI: 10.1890/10-0525.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Despite the importance of fungi in soil functioning they have received comparatively little attention, and our understanding of fungal interactions and communities is lacking. This study aims to combine a physiologically based model of fungal growth with digitized images of internal pore volume of samples of undisturbed soil from contrasting management practices to determine the effect of physical structure on fungal growth dynamics. We quantified pore geometries of the undisturbed-soil samples from two contrasting agricultural practices, conventionally plowed (chisel plow) (CT) and no till (NT), and from native-species vegetation land use on land that was taken out of production in 1989 (NS). Then we modeled invasion of a fungal species within the soil samples and evaluated the role of soil structure on the progress of fungal colonization of the soil pore space. The size of the studied pores was > or =110 microm. The dynamics of fungal invasion was quantified through parameters of a mathematical model fitted to the fungal invasion curves. Results indicated that NT had substantially lower porosity and connectivity than CT and NS soils. For example, the largest connected pore volume occupied 79% and 88% of pore space in CT and NS treatments, respectively, while it only occupied 45% in NT. Likewise, the proportion of pore space available to fungal colonization was much greater in NS and CT than in NT treatment, and the dynamics of the fungal invasion differed among the treatments. The relative rate of fungal invasion at the onset of simulation was higher in NT samples, while the invasion followed a more sigmoidal pattern with relatively slow invasion rates at the initial time steps in NS and CT samples. Simulations allowed us to elucidate the contribution of physical structure to the rates and magnitudes of fungal invasion processes. It appeared that fragmented pore space disadvantaged fungal invasion in soils under long-term no-till, while large connected pores in soils under native vegetation or in tilled agriculture promoted the invasion.
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- Alexandra Kravchenko
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1325, USA
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Lerch TZ, Dignac MF, Nunan N, Barriuso E, Mariotti A. Ageing processes and soil microbial community effects on the biodegradation of soil (13)C-2,4-D nonextractable residues. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2009; 157:2985-2993. [PMID: 19564065 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.05.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Revised: 05/25/2009] [Accepted: 05/31/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The biodegradation of nonextractable residues (NER) of pesticides in soil is still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of NER ageing and fresh soil addition on the microbial communities responsible for their mineralisation. Soil containing either 15 or 90-day-old NER of (13)C-2,4-D (NER15 and NER90, respectively) was incubated for 90 days with or without fresh soil. The addition of fresh soil had no effect on the mineralisation of NER90 or of SOM, but increased the extent and rate of NER15 mineralisation. The analyses of (13)C-enriched FAME (fatty acids methyl esters) profiles showed that the fresh soil amendment only influenced the amount and structure of microbial populations responsible for the biodegradation of NER15. By coupling biological and chemical analyses, we gained some insight into the nature and the biodegradability of pesticide NER.
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- T Z Lerch
- BIOEMCO (CNRS-UMPC-AgroParisTech-ENS-INRA), Campus INRA, Thiverval-Grignon, France.
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Gilligan CA, van den Bosch F. Epidemiological models for invasion and persistence of pathogens. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2008; 46:385-418. [PMID: 18680429 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.phyto.45.062806.094357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Motivated by questions such as "Why do some diseases take off, while others die out?" and "How can we optimize the deployment of control methods," we introduce simple epidemiological concepts for the invasion and persistence of plant pathogens. An overarching modeling framework is then presented that can be used to analyze disease invasion and persistence at a range of scales from the microscopic to the regional. Criteria for invasion and persistence are introduced, initially for simple models of epidemics, and then for models with greater biological realism. Some ways in which epidemiological models are used to identify optimal strategies for the control of disease are discussed. Particular attention is given to the spatial structure of host populations and to the role of chance events in determining invasion and persistence of plant pathogens. Finally, three brief case studies are used to illustrate the practical applications of epidemiological theory to understand invasion and persistence of plant pathogens. These comprise long-term predictions for the persistence and control of Dutch elm disease; identification of methods to manage the spread of rhizomania on sugar beet in the U.K. by matching the scale of control with the spatial and temporal scales of the disease; and analysis of evolutionary change in virus control to identify risks of inadvertent selection for damaging virus strains.
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- Christopher A Gilligan
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, United Kingdom.
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Herrmann AM, Clode PL, Fletcher IR, Nunan N, Stockdale EA, O'Donnell AG, Murphy DV. A novel method for the study of the biophysical interface in soils using nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2007; 21:29-34. [PMID: 17131465 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The spatial location of microorganisms and their activity within the soil matrix have major impacts on biological processes such as nutrient cycling. However, characterizing the biophysical interface in soils is hampered by a lack of techniques at relevant scales. A novel method for studying the distribution of microorganisms that have incorporated isotopically labelled substrate ('active' microorganisms) in relation to the soil microbial habitat is provided by nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry (NanoSIMS). Pseudomonas fluorescens are ubiquitous in soil and were therefore used as a model for 'active' microorganisms in soil. Batch cultures (NCTC 10038) were grown in a minimal salt medium containing 15N-ammonium sulphate (15/14N ratio of 1.174), added to quartz-based white sand or soil (coarse textured sand), embedded in Araldite 502 resin and sectioned for NanoSIMS analysis. The 15N-enriched P. fluorescens could be identified within the soil structure, demonstrating that the NanoSIMS technique enables the study of spatial location of microbial activity in relation to the heterogeneous soil matrix. This technique is complementary to the existing techniques of digital imaging analysis of soil thin sections and scanning electron microscopy. Together with advanced computer-aided tomography of soils and mathematical modelling of soil heterogeneity, NanoSIMS may be a powerful tool for studying physical and biological interactions, thereby furthering our understanding of the biophysical interface in soils.
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- Anke M Herrmann
- School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
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Boswell GP, Jacobs H, Ritz K, Gadd GM, Davidson FA. The Development of Fungal Networks in Complex Environments. Bull Math Biol 2006; 69:605-34. [PMID: 16841267 DOI: 10.1007/s11538-005-9056-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2004] [Accepted: 05/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fungi are of fundamental importance in terrestrial ecosystems playing important roles in decomposition, nutrient cycling, plant symbiosis and pathogenesis, and have significant potential in several areas of environmental biotechnology such as biocontrol and bioremediation. In all of these contexts, the fungi are growing in environments exhibiting spatio-temporal nutritional and structural heterogeneities. In this work, a discrete mathematical model is derived that allows detailed understanding of how events at the hyphal level are influenced by the nature of various environmental heterogeneities. Mycelial growth and function is simulated in a range of environments including homogeneous conditions, nutritionally-heterogeneous conditions and structurally-heterogeneous environments, the latter emulating porous media such as soils. Our results provide further understanding of the crucial processes involved in fungal growth, nutrient translocation and concomitant functional consequences, e.g. acidification, and have implications for the biotechnological application of fungi.
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- Graeme P Boswell
- Department of Mathematics, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, UK.
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Feeney DS, Crawford JW, Daniell T, Hallett PD, Nunan N, Ritz K, Rivers M, Young IM. Three-dimensional microorganization of the soil-root-microbe system. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2006; 52:151-8. [PMID: 16680511 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-006-9062-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 01/18/2006] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Soils contain the greatest reservoir of biodiversity on Earth, and the functionality of the soil ecosystem sustains the rest of the terrestrial biosphere. This functionality results from complex interactions between biological and physical processes that are strongly modulated by the soil physical structure. Using a novel combination of biochemical and biophysical indicators and synchrotron microtomography, we have discovered that soil microbes and plant roots microengineer their habitats by changing the porosity and clustering properties (i.e., spatial correlation) of the soil pores. Our results indicate that biota act to significantly alter their habitat toward a more porous, ordered, and aggregated structure that has important consequences for functional properties, including transport processes. These observations support the hypothesis that the soil-plant-microbe complex is self-organized.
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- Debbie S Feeney
- Scottish Informatics Mathematics Biology and Statistics (SIMBIOS) Centre, University of Abertay, Bell Street, Dundee, DD1 1HG, UK
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Hinsinger P, Gobran GR, Gregory PJ, Wenzel WW. Rhizosphere geometry and heterogeneity arising from root-mediated physical and chemical processes. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2005; 168:293-303. [PMID: 16219069 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01512.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The rhizosphere differs from the bulk soil in a range of biochemical, chemical and physical processes that occur as a consequence of root growth, water and nutrient uptake, respiration and rhizodeposition. These processes also affect microbial ecology and plant physiology to a considerable extent. This review concentrates on two features of this unique environment: rhizosphere geometry and heterogeneity in both space and time. Although it is often depicted as a soil cylinder of a given radius around the root, drawing a boundary between the rhizosphere and bulk soil is an impossible task because rhizosphere processes result in gradients of different sizes. For instance, because of diffusional constraints, root uptake can result in a depletion zone extending <1 mm for phosphate to several centimetres for nitrate, while respiration may affect the bulk of the soil. Rhizosphere processes are responsible for spatial and temporal heterogeneities in the soil, although these are sometimes difficult to distinguish from intrinsic soil heterogeneity. A further complexity is that these processes are regulated by plants, microbial communities and soil constituents, and their many interactions. Novel in situ techniques and modelling will help in providing a holistic view of rhizosphere functioning, which is a prerequisite for its management and manipulation.
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- Philippe Hinsinger
- INRA-ENSA.M, UMR Rhizosphère & Symbiose, Place Viala, Montpellier, France.
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Paulitz TC, Schroeder KL. A New Method for the Quantification of Rhizoctonia solani and R. oryzae from Soil. PLANT DISEASE 2005; 89:767-772. [PMID: 30791249 DOI: 10.1094/pd-89-0767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group (AG) 8 and R. oryzae are important root pathogens on wheat and barley in the dryland production areas of the inland Pacific Northwest. R. solani AG-8 is difficult to isolate from root systems and quantify in soil because of slow growth and low population densities. However, both pathogens form extensive hyphal networks in the soil and can grow a considerable distance from a food base. A quantitative assay of active hyphae was developed, using wooden toothpicks as baits inserted into sample soils. After 2 days in soil, toothpicks were placed on a selective medium, and the numbers of colonies that grew after 24 h were counted under a dissecting microscope. R. solani and R. oryzae could be distinguished from other fungi based on hyphal morphology. This method was tested in natural soils amended with known inoculum densities of R. solani AG-8 and R. oryzae. Regressions were used to compare the inoculum density or toothpick colonization curves to a predicted curve based on the volume of the toothpicks. The slopes and y intercept of log-log transformed regressions did not differ from the predicted curves in most cases. This technique was used to assess the hyphal activity of R. solani AG-8 and R. oryzae from soil cores taken from various positions in and around Rhizoctonia bare patches at two locations. Activity of R. solani was highest in the center and inside edge of the patch, but there was no effect of patch position on R. oryzae. This simple and inexpensive technique can be used for detection and diagnosis in grower fields and to study the ecology and epidemiology of Rhizoctonia spp.
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- T C Paulitz
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Root Disease and Biological Control Unit, Pullman, WA 99164-6430
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Root Disease and Biological Control Unit, Pullman, WA 99164-6430
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Pierret A, Moran CJ, Doussan C. Conventional detection methodology is limiting our ability to understand the roles and functions of fine roots. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2005; 166:967-80. [PMID: 15869656 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01389.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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We lack a thorough conceptual and functional understanding of fine roots. Studies that have focused on estimating the quantity of fine roots provide evidence that they dominate overall plant root length. We need a standard procedure to quantify root length/biomass that takes proper account of fine roots. Here we investigated the extent to which root length/biomass may be underestimated using conventional methodology, and examined the technical reasons that could explain such underestimation. Our discussion is based on original X-ray-based measurements and on a literature review spanning more than six decades. We present evidence that root-length recovery depends strongly on the observation scale/spatial resolution at which measurements are carried out; and that observation scales/resolutions adequate for fine root detection have an adverse impact on the processing times required to obtain precise estimates. We conclude that fine roots are the major component of root systems of most (if not all) annual and perennial plants. Hence plant root systems could be much longer, and probably include more biomass, than is widely accepted.
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- Alain Pierret
- INRA-Climat, Sol & Environnement, Domaine St Paul, Site Agroparc, 84914 Avignon cedex 9, France.
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Scheuerell SJ, Sullivan DM, Mahaffee WF. Suppression of Seedling Damping-Off Caused by Pythium ultimum, P. irregulare, and Rhizoctonia solani in Container Media Amended with a Diverse Range of Pacific Northwest Compost Sources. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2005; 95:306-315. [PMID: 18943125 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-95-0306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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ABSTRACT Suppression of seedling damping-off disease caused by Pythium spp. and Rhizoctonia solani is a potential benefit of formulating soilless container media with compost. Thirty-six compost samples from Pacific Northwest commercial composting facilities were analyzed for a number of physical, chemical, and biological properties, including suppression of damping-off caused by Pythium ultimum, P. irregulare, and R. solani. The samples were produced from diverse feedstocks and composting technol ogies; this was reflected in a large degree of variability in the measured properties. When mixed with sphagnum peat moss and inorganic aggregates, 67% of the compost samples significantly suppressed P. irregulare damping-off of cucumber, 64% suppressed P. ultimum damping-off of cucumber, and 17% suppressed damping-off of cabbage caused by R. solani. Suppression of Pythium damping-off was related to the potential of compost to support microbial activity and a qualitative index of ammonia volatilization. Suppression of Rhizoctonia damping-off was not related to any one compost factor. Currently available compost products potentially could provide commercially acceptable control of damping-off caused by Pythium spp., but it is necessary to fortify composts with microbial antagonists for the control of R. solani.
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Stone A, Scheuerell S, Darby H. Suppression of Soilborne Diseases in Field Agricultural Systems. SOIL ORGANIC MATTER IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 2004. [DOI: 10.1201/9780203496374.ch5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Jacobs H, Boswell GP, Scrimgeour CM, Davidson FA, Gadd GM, Ritz K. Translocation of carbon by Rhizoctonia solani in nutritionally-heterogeneous microcosms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 108:453-62. [PMID: 15209285 DOI: 10.1017/s0953756204009840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Responses of Rhizoctonia solani to spatial heterogeneity in sources of carbon, and associated translocation of carbon (C), were studied in a simple microcosm system comprising two discrete domains of agar gels separated on a glass slide and overlain with a porous membrane. Two arrangements of the gel pairs were used, one containing two equally large resources (representing 'homogeneous' conditions) and one containing a large and a negligible resource (representing 'heterogeneous' conditions). The nutrient sources were a standard mineral salt medium with or without glucose as sole C source. The fungus was inoculated onto one domain and growth responses determined by direct measurement of biomass. Translocation of C was quantified by use of 13C-enriched glucose. This substrate was either added to the agar at the outset, when studying newly developing colonies, or as a pulse into already established colonies. When growing in heterogeneous conditions, the fungus actively translocated C from a glucose-containing domain to sustain growth in the adjacent region lacking such a resource. In homogeneous conditions there was evidence of passive translocation (diffusion), but the fungus preferentially used local resource to maintain growth. Active translocation was only observed in newly growing colonies, whereas passive translocation occurred in both growing and established colonies. When the fungus was pulsed with a 13C-enriched glucose solution after 10 d growth, 2.5 times more 13C was taken up by the fungus grown in heterogeneous than homogeneous conditions, suggesting uptake exceeded local demands. In heterogeneous conditions, the total amount of 13C enriched glucose taken up by the fungus was independent of the location of the enriched glucose in the underlying medium. When the nylon membrane was replaced by Cellophane (an additional C source), degradation of the membrane and an increase in biomass occurred only in the heterogeneous system. The possible implications for these results in soil systems are discussed.
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- Helen Jacobs
- Division of Environmental and Applied Biology, Biological Sciences Institute, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
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