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Mycorrhizas and biomass crops: opportunities for future sustainable development

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Rooney, Deirdre C., Killham, Ken, Bending, G. D., Baggs, Elizabeth, Weih, Martin and Hodge, Angela (2009) Mycorrhizas and biomass crops: opportunities for future sustainable development. Trends in Plant Science, Vol.14 (No.10). pp. 542-549. doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2009.08.004

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Abstract

Central to soil health and plant productivity in natural ecosystems are in situ soil microbial communities, of which mycorrhizal fungi are an integral component, regulating nutrient transfer between plants and the surrounding soil via extensive mycelial networks. Such networks are supported by plant-derived carbon and are likely to be enhanced under coppiced biomass plantations, a forestry practice that has been highlighted recently as a viable means of providing an alternative source of energy to fossil fuels, with potentially favourable consequences for carbon mitigation. Here, we explore ways in which biomass forestry, in conjunction with mycorrhizal fungi, can offer a more holistic approach to addressing several topical environmental issues, including ‘carbon-neutral’ energy, ecologically sustainable land management and CO2 sequestration.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) > Warwick HRI (2004-2010)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Mycorrhizas in agriculture -- Research, Energy crops, Soil biodiversity, Agricultural productivity -- Research, Soil productivity -- Research
Journal or Publication Title: Trends in Plant Science
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
ISSN: 1360-1385
Official Date: October 2009
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October 2009Published
Volume: Vol.14
Number: No.10
Page Range: pp. 542-549
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2009.08.004
Status: Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
Funder: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Great Britain) (BBSRC)

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