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Mycorrhizal Associations in Agroforestry Systems

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Soil Biology and Agriculture in the Tropics

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 21))

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Agroforestry systems can be a viable alternative to the preservation of natural resources while contributing to sustainable food production in the tropics. These perennial systems promote beneficial biological interactions between micro-organisms and plant species, especially those formed by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and roots. Mycorrhizal fungi increase the soil volume explored by the roots, increase nutrient absorption by the plants, protect the root system against pathogens, toxic elements and certain heavy metals, help the formation and maintenance of soil structure, increase the input of soil carbon, and contribute to the maintenance of biodiversity. Agroforestry systems have the potential to maximize the benefits associated with AMF, which in turn could mitigate negative interactions between trees and annual crops. This beneficial impact between agroforestry management and mycorrhizal action may be depicted as a particular form of symbiosis, and deserves more study.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the farmers and the Center of Alternative Technology of the Zona da Mata, Minas Gerais, partners in most of the research in agroforestry systems developed by the Brazilian authors. We also thank the Brazilian sponsors FAPEMIG (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais) for financial support, CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) and CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) for scholarships to the first and second authors and also for financial support.

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  1. Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 36570-000

    André Mundstock Xavier de Carvalho, Rodrigo de Castro Tavares & Irene Maria Cardoso

  2. Department of Soil Quality, Wageningen University, 47, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Thomas W. Kuyper

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de Carvalho, A.M.X., de Castro Tavares, R., Cardoso, I.M., Kuyper, T.W. (2010). Mycorrhizal Associations in Agroforestry Systems. In: Dion, P. (eds) Soil Biology and Agriculture in the Tropics. Soil Biology, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05076-3_9

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