Molecular characterization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in an agroforestry system reveals the predominance of #Funneliformis# spp. associated with #Colocasia esculenta# and #Pterocarpus officinalis# adult trees and seedlings

Geoffroy A., Sanguin H., Galiana A., Bâ A.M.
2017

Pterocarpus officinalis (Jacq.) is a leguminous forestry tree species endemic to Caribbean swamp forests. In Guadeloupe, smallholder farmers traditionally cultivate flooded taro (Colocasia esculenta) cultures under the canopy of P. officinalis stands. The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in the sustainability of this traditional agroforestry system has been suggested but the composition ...

Biologie du sol; Systèmes et modes de culture; Production forestière