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Re-establishment of indigenous vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi after topsoil storage

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Storage of topsoil for a period of 12 years during excavation of gravel at a site in Hertfordshire, England reduced the indigenous population of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi substantially. Re-establishment and spread of mycorrhiza after restoration was influenced by cropping practice and occurred within 8 to 20 months.

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    Present address: CPAC/EMBRAPA, C×P 70.0023, 73.300, Planaltina, DF, Brasil

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  1. Soil Microbiology Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, AL5 2JQ, Harpenden, Herts, UK

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Warner, A. Re-establishment of indigenous vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi after topsoil storage. Plant Soil 73, 387–394 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02184315

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