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Use of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for Reforestation of Degraded Tropical Forests

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Mycorrhizal Fungi: Use in Sustainable Agriculture and Land Restoration

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Abstract

Tropical forests have been decreasing worldwide owing to illegal logging, fire, and conversion into agricultural lands. Numerous studies of tropical forest mycorrhizas have indicated the dominance of arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) fungi. The diversity of AM fungal is generally higher in tropical forests than other forests. Colonization by AM fungi has potential to improve growth of tropical tree species as survival rates of mycorrhizal tree seedlings can be higher than those of non-colonized seedlings. Inoculation with AM fungi at the nursery stage is effective for a large-scale reforestation of degraded tropical forests. Mycorrhizal dependency differs among tree species, and where it was higher in Ulmaceae and Bignoniaceae, it was related to root morphological properties. Selection of an appropriate combination of tree species and fungal species is also important for a successful reforestation program.

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  1. Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka, 997-8555, Japan

    Keitaro Tawaraya

  2. Forest Microbiology Laboratory, Forest and Nature Conservation Research and Development Centre (FNCRDC), Ministry of Forestry, Bogor, 16610, Indonesia

    Maman Turjaman

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  2. School of Earth and Environment, and UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, West Australia, Australia

    Lynette K. Abbott

  3. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Tawaraya, K., Turjaman, M. (2014). Use of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for Reforestation of Degraded Tropical Forests. In: Solaiman, Z., Abbott, L., Varma, A. (eds) Mycorrhizal Fungi: Use in Sustainable Agriculture and Land Restoration. Soil Biology, vol 41. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45370-4_22

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