Maize cultivation plays an important socio-economic role in Côte d’Ivoire. It is the staple food of many Ivorian populations. The national production, from around 661,285 tonnes in 2013, increased to 1,025,000 tonnes in 2017. However, maize cultivation suffers from several problems, including the decline in soil fertility. To overcome these constraints, the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) could be useful. These fungi improve water and mineral nutrition as well as plants’ resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Before any breeding program, it is necessary to carry out a study of the diversity of AMF and their identification. Soil samples were collected from 20 localities in three regions of Côte d'Ivoire for the isolation of mycorrhizal fungal spores. Spores densities in 100 g of soil were respectively high (138.66 to 398 spores) in Bouaflé (Marahoué) and low (65.66 to 211 spores) in the soil samples from Bouaké (Gbêkê) and Ferké (Tchologo). Yellowish spores were the most abundant (65.37%). The same is true for spores of 90 μm diameter (62.72%). On the basis of the morphometric characteristics of the spores, 17 genres of AMF belonging to 13 families were identified in all the analyzed corn rhizospheres. However, the family of Glomeraceae represented by the genres Glomus, Funneliformis, Septoglomus, and Rhizophagus as well as the families of Acaulosporaceae and Gigasporaceae represented, respectively, by the genres Acaulospora and Gigaspora are the most abundant. These data allow the identification of the types of AMF and their optimum densities to be used for soil amendment in order to improve corn crop yields.
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Maize, Spore Diversity, Soil Fertility, Côte d’Ivoire
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abstract = {Maize cultivation plays an important socio-economic role in Côte d’Ivoire. It is the staple food of many Ivorian populations. The national production, from around 661,285 tonnes in 2013, increased to 1,025,000 tonnes in 2017. However, maize cultivation suffers from several problems, including the decline in soil fertility. To overcome these constraints, the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) could be useful. These fungi improve water and mineral nutrition as well as plants’ resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Before any breeding program, it is necessary to carry out a study of the diversity of AMF and their identification. Soil samples were collected from 20 localities in three regions of Côte d'Ivoire for the isolation of mycorrhizal fungal spores. Spores densities in 100 g of soil were respectively high (138.66 to 398 spores) in Bouaflé (Marahoué) and low (65.66 to 211 spores) in the soil samples from Bouaké (Gbêkê) and Ferké (Tchologo). Yellowish spores were the most abundant (65.37%). The same is true for spores of 90 μm diameter (62.72%). On the basis of the morphometric characteristics of the spores, 17 genres of AMF belonging to 13 families were identified in all the analyzed corn rhizospheres. However, the family of Glomeraceae represented by the genres Glomus, Funneliformis, Septoglomus, and Rhizophagus as well as the families of Acaulosporaceae and Gigasporaceae represented, respectively, by the genres Acaulospora and Gigaspora are the most abundant. These data allow the identification of the types of AMF and their optimum densities to be used for soil amendment in order to improve corn crop yields.},
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