Using Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to Help Establish and Increase Vigor of Plants in Mineland Soils

Authors

Melissa Burrell, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Brad Geary, Brigham Young University - Provo
Shannon Nelson, Brigham Young University - Provo
Josh Moroni De Santiago Lazalde, Brigham Young University - Provo
Scott Kent, Brigham Young University - Provo
Matthew Madsen, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

mycorrhizal, reclamation, shoot biomass, root colonization

Abstract

• Vegetation establishment in areas impacted by mining can be difficult due to a lack of beneficial soil microbes.
• The introduction of soil mutualists, such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), may improve mineland revegetation efforts. AMF forms a mutually beneficial relationship with plants to aid in nutrient absorption and improve water uptake.
• Practitioners commonly need to decide where to source their AMF. Locally collected AMF requires effort to collect and process, but this source should be adapted to the restoration site. Commercial products are easy to obtain, but their strains may not be suitable for the environment they are being placed in.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Burrell, Melissa; Geary, Brad; Nelson, Shannon; De Santiago Lazalde, Josh Moroni; Kent, Scott; and Madsen, Matthew, "Using Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to Help Establish and Increase Vigor of Plants in Mineland Soils" (2024). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2024. 68.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2024/68

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2024-03-21

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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