Mutual plant-fungi symbiosis compromised by fungicide use

oleh: Gavin Duley, Emanuele Boselli

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01

Deskripsi

Soil microbiota, including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), are critical for plant nutrition in non-agricultural ecosystems. A new study by Edlinger et al. shows that agricultural soils are negatively impacted by fungicide use and generally have lower AMF diversity and abundance.