TY - JOUR
T1 - Cereal mycorrhiza
T2 - an ancient symbiosis in modern agriculture
AU - Sawers, Ruairidh J.H.
AU - Gutjahr, Caroline
AU - Paszkowski, Uta
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - The majority of terrestrial plants live in association with symbiotic fungi that facilitate mineral nutrient uptake. The oldest and most prevalent of these associations are the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbioses that first evolved ∼400 million years ago, coinciding with the appearance of the first land plants. Crop domestication, in comparison, is a relatively recent event, beginning ∼10 000 years ago. How has the dramatic change from wild to cultivated ecosystems impacted AM associations, and do these ancient symbioses potentially have a role in modern agriculture? Here, we review recent advances in AM research and the use of breeding approaches to generate new crop varieties that enhance the agronomic potential of AM associations.
AB - The majority of terrestrial plants live in association with symbiotic fungi that facilitate mineral nutrient uptake. The oldest and most prevalent of these associations are the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbioses that first evolved ∼400 million years ago, coinciding with the appearance of the first land plants. Crop domestication, in comparison, is a relatively recent event, beginning ∼10 000 years ago. How has the dramatic change from wild to cultivated ecosystems impacted AM associations, and do these ancient symbioses potentially have a role in modern agriculture? Here, we review recent advances in AM research and the use of breeding approaches to generate new crop varieties that enhance the agronomic potential of AM associations.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tplants.2007.11.006
DO - 10.1016/j.tplants.2007.11.006
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18262822
AN - SCOPUS:39749084540
SN - 1360-1385
VL - 13
SP - 93
EP - 97
JO - Trends in Plant Science
JF - Trends in Plant Science
IS - 2
ER -