Mediating mutualisms: farm management practices and evolutionary changes in symbiont co-operation

By E. Kiers, Stuart A. West, R. F. Denison. 2002

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science

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What is the significance of the arbuscular mycorrhizal colonisation of many economically important crop plants? (2011, background): “…growth of crop monocultures can select less mutualistic AM fungi, in accord with ecological theory that predicts selection of ‘cheaters’, i.e. symbionts that maximise acquisition of resources (in this case C) but provide few in exchange (Johnson 1993; Johnson et al. 1997; Kiers et al. 2002).”
Reduced growth of autumn-sown wheat in a low-P soil is associated with high colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (2005, unknown): “…thought ideal for AMF to show a benefit for crop growth were present: low P soil (Smith and Read, 1997); negligible levels of cereal root pathogens (Ryan et al., 2002), and; a site history that consisted not of wheat, but of untilled, non-fertilised, legume-based pasture (Kiers et al., 2002).”
Sanctions, Cooperation, and the Stability of Plant-Rhizosphere Mutualisms (2008, background): “In particular, with the advent of modern breeding and increased fertilizer use, humans may have inadvertently altered natural legume defenses (Kiers et al. 2002).”
Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria are more effective under drought: a meta-analysis (2017, background): “Under artificial selection for high yield varieties, plant-soil mutualisms may be compromised (Dasilva et al. 1977; Kiers et al. 2002; Kiers et al. 2007; PérezJaramillo et al. 2016).”
The Social Lives of Microbes (2007, background): “…play key roles in the ability of microbes to (a) infect and harm humans, livestock, and agricultural plants (André & Godelle 2005, Williams et al. 2000) and (b) provide beneficial services such as breaking down sewage (Valle et al. 2004) or symbiotically aiding plant growth (Kiers et al. 2002).”
A meta-analysis of context-dependency in plant response to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi. (2010, background): “…mycorrhizal function depends on specific plant, soil and fungal factors, and suggest areas for further research that could increase our understanding of the complex relationship between plant and fungal symbionts and inform management practices (Kiers et al. 2002; Gosling et al. 2006; Harris 2009).”
Measured sanctions: Legume hosts detect quantitative variation in rhizobium cooperation and punish accordingly (2006, background): “Rhizobium strains show a spectrum of fixation, varying considerably in resources they supply to the host, with net benefits provided by different strains varying as much as ten-fold (Singleton and Stockinger, 1983; Fening and Danso, 2002; Kiers et al., 2002; Provorov and Tikhonovich, 2003).”
Impact of agricultural management on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in Kenyan ferralsol (2007, result): “…P fertilization on the diversity and composition of AMF spore communities in this study was in accord with previous observations of only a limited effect of fertilization on the composition of AMF communities, in contrast to the effects induced by crop rotation (Johnson, 1993; Kiers et al., 2002).”