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How does arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization vary with host plant genotype? An example based on maize (Zea mays) germplasms

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Colonization of plant roots by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is a primary factor determining mycorrhizal associations. This study aimed to investigate the variation in AM colonization among maize genotypes and in response to plant breeding programs. Three types of maize (Zea mays) germplasms composed of 141 inbred lines, 38 hybrids, and 76 landraces were grown in replicated field experiments in Sapporo, Japan, for two cropping years to evaluate the percentage of root length colonized by indigenous AM fungi. The percent colonization varied greatly and continuously among maize genotypes. Inbred lines that originated (released) in particular locations (e.g., Tokachi, Japan) and years (e.g., 1960s) showed significantly larger values than other lines. Inter-location differences were also observed for landraces. The direction of the year-of-release effect on colonization depended on the origin. No significant differences were observed between leaf-blight-disease-resistant near-isogenic inbred lines and their parents. Modern hybrids showed significantly greater values than inbred lines and older landraces. Evaluating numerous, diverse genotypes demonstrated that AM colonization of maize plants varies with germplasm type, origin (country and location), and year of release, and that modern plant breeding programs do not necessarily lead to the suppression of colonization.

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Abbreviations

AM:

arbuscular mycorrhizal

ANOVA:

analysis of variance

DAS:

days after sowing

K:

potassium

N:

nitrogen

NARCH:

National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region

NI:

near-isogenic

P:

phosphorus

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Dr. K. Koinuma of NARCH for supplying the seeds of germplams, and Messrs. Y. Kawamura, Y. Kato, and S. Yanagiya for their assistance with field preparation and management.

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  1. National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region, Hitsujigaoka 1, Sapporo, 062-8555, Japan

    G.-H. An, S. Kobayashi, H. Enoki & K. Sonobe

  2. National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region, Yokoichi-cho 6651-2, Miyakonojo, 885-0091, Japan

    M. Muraki

  3. National Agricultural Research Center, Kannondai 3-1-1, Tsukuba, 305-8666, Japan

    T. Karasawa

  4. Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan

    T. Ezawa

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An, GH., Kobayashi, S., Enoki, H. et al. How does arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization vary with host plant genotype? An example based on maize (Zea mays) germplasms. Plant Soil 327, 441–453 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-009-0073-3

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