Claim · model-written summary
Mycorrhizal responsiveness differed significantly among maize varieties, with some varieties benefiting more from AM fungi.
- Interactor
- AM fungiGlomeromycotae0symbiont
- Outcome
- Mycorrhizal responsivenesse0
- Qualifier
- differed significantly by maize varietye0
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Verbatim
e0“Mycorrhizal responsiveness differed significantly by maize variety, with some varieties demonstrating greater benefits from AM fungi”
Title
Kanyita, Grace Ng'endo; Njeru, Ezekiel Mugendi; Birt, Henry; et al. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) 2026
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Intervention effect Maize polycultures outperformed monocultures in AM fungal colonisation, biomass and phosphorus capture.
- Mechanism The polyculture advantage in AM fungal colonisation, biomass and phosphorus capture was driven by complementarity and facilitation effects resulting from biodiversity.
- Mechanism The authors conclude that AM fungi play a critical role in shaping crop genotype performance.
- Recommendation AM fungal inoculum combined with targeted locally adapted crop genotype mixtures maximises plant nutrient efficiency and productivity and is a sustainable approach to maize production.