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Effects of native arbuscular mycorrhizal and phosphate-solubilizing fungi on coffee plants

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The effects of the interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal and phosphate-solubilizing (P-solubilizing) fungi on phosphorous availability, acid phosphatase activity, and the growth and development of coffee plants (Coffea arabica L.) var. garnica were evaluated. The experiment was performed under controlled conditions and was based on a randomized factorial design with two factors. Coffee plants were inoculated with a consortium of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (CAMF), two strains of P-solubilizing fungi (PSF) (Aspergillus niger [An] and Penicillium brevicompactum [Pb]), the possible combinations of the latter fungi, and an uninoculated control. After 8 months, the results demonstrated the effectiveness of mycorrhizal and P-solubilizing fungal inoculations in increasing available soil phosphorous. The greatest concentration of available soil phosphorous was detected in the consortium of P-solubilizing fungi (CPSF) treatment at 3.8 mg/kg. The total foliar phosphorous concentration of plants was higher in the CAMF, An + CAMF, CPSF + CAMF, Pb + CAMF, and CPSF treatments in comparison to the control treatment. The growth of coffee plants was also favored by the consortium treatments (P-solubilizing fungi and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi). The acid phosphatase activity in the rhizosphere significantly increased under the CPSF treatment and also increased in the roots of coffee plants under the An, An + CAMF, and CPSF + CAMF treatments. Given the importance of fungal groups for processes of phosphorous transformation and absorption in coffee plants, it is imperative to continue the search for native fungal strains with high potential for use as biofertilizers.

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This study was part of the CONACyT (C01-0194) project, “Aplicación de las interacciones fúngicas en la restauración y fertilización del suelo” (2011/169124) carried out at the Instituto de Ecología, A.C. The first author thanks CONACyT for her master fellowship at the Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales, Universidad Veracruzana. We thank Biol. Miriam Lagunes Reyes, Noemí Orozco Domínguez, and Ing. Abraham Romero Fernández for their valuable support in processing samples. We also thank MGR Ariadna Martínez Virues for assistance with the chemical analyses. Allison Marie Jermain revised the English version of the manuscript.

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    Yamel del Carmen Perea Rojas & Rosario Medel Ortiz

  2. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

    Rosa María Arias & Gabriela Heredia

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    Dora Trejo Aguilar

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    Yakelin Rodríguez Yon

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Perea Rojas, Y.C., Arias, R.M., Medel Ortiz, R. et al. Effects of native arbuscular mycorrhizal and phosphate-solubilizing fungi on coffee plants. Agroforest Syst 93, 961–972 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-018-0190-1

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