Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play an important role in natural ecosystems as they influence plant nutrition and soil structure. The aim of this study was to determine the mycorrhizal inoculum potential and the relationship between mycorrhizal mycelium length of AMF and aggregation of riparian soils. Soil samples were collected in riparian areas in the Itajai Açu river watershed, between the municipalities of Gaspar and Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Eight areas were sampled within three soil classes: Cambissolo (Inceptisol) (C), Gleissolo […]

Production of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculum using the on-farm method is an alternative to stimulate the use of microbial inoculant in plant production systems and to reduce the cost associated with purchase of this product. The goal of this study was to evaluate the potential of residues from the forestry industry, pine bark (CP) and pulp sludge (LC), as components of the substrate used to produce on-farm mycorrhizal inoculum. Sorghum plants pre-colonized with the AMFs Claroideoglomus etunicatum RJN101A and […]