Mycorrhizal colonization increased groundnut shoot and root length and fresh and dry weight.

infection · growth · Arachis hypogaea (peanut)Positive and negative results

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1. negative
   A. flavus infection reduced peanut germination to 20.4% from 63.6% in controls.

   Biological control of Aspergillus flavus infection and growth promotion of peanut seedlings by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Levilactobacillus brevis · 2024 · compared with control group

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2. negative
   At the cooler cycle, bald seed in Aspergillus-infested soil emerged less than intact seed in control soil.

   Performance of Atesta and Intact Peanut Seed in Field Plots, Field Microplots, Germination and Pathogenicity Tests1 · 1984 · compared with intact seed in control soil

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3. negative
   Toxigenic fungal infection significantly reduced peanut shoot and root growth.

   Endophytic Microbiome Is a Unique Repository of Bio-Foes Against Toxigenic Fungi Harming Peanut Productivity · 2025

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4. positive
   P. indica colonization increased root activity in peanut after 24 h under PEG6000.

   Peanut‐Colonized Piriformospora indica Enhanced Drought Tolerance by Modulating the Enzymes and Expression of Drought‐Related Genes · 2024

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mycorrhiza · growth · Arachis hypogaea (peanut)Positive and negative results

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1. no effect
   A single AMF inoculation had no effect on fresh weight, Ca and P of groundnut.

   Effect of Intercropping Between Corn (Zea mays) and Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AMF) on the Yield and Forage Mineral Content · 2015

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2. positive
   Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improved peanut growth under salinity.

   Effect of salinity stress on mycorrhizal association and growth response of peanut infected by Glomus mosseae · 2010

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3. positive
   Mycorrhiza increased peanut crop growth rate (CGR) versus control or phosphorine.

   The Individual and Combined Effect of Nanoparticles and Biofertilizers on Growth, Yield, and Biochemical Attributes of Peanuts (Arachis hypogea L.) · 2022 · compared with the control or phosphorine

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4. positive
   AMF combined with Ca2+ was better than AMF or Ca2+ alone at improving peanut growth in saline alkali soil

   The synergy effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi symbiosis and exogenous calcium on bacterial community composition and growth performance of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in saline alkali soil · 2020 · compared with AMF or Ca2+ alone

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5. positive
   AMF inoculation significantly increased peanut plant height, canopy width and total leaf area.

   Changes in peanut canopy structure and photosynthetic characteristics induced by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus in a nutrient-poor environment · 2021 · compared with uninoculated controls

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6. positive
   Peanut inoculated with AMF had a significantly higher total root volume (31.57%) at the podding stage in saline-alkali soil.

   Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Restored the Saline–Alkali Soil and Promoted the Growth of Peanut Roots · 2023

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7. positive
   AMF alone or with Bradyrhizobium outperformed bacteria alone on plant height, top dry weight and root dry weight.

   Response of groundnut cultivars to inoculation with indigenous AM Fungi and alien Rhizobium strain under greenhouse conditions. · 2013 · compared with bacteria alone

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8. positive
   At 100 kg P ha−1 with AM, peanut growth was optimum.

   Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza and Phosphorus inAcacia mangium-Peanut Agroforestry System for Rejuvenation of Tin Tailings · 2006

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