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Seasonal carbon allocation to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi assessed by microscopic examination, stable isotope probing and fatty acid analysis

Lekberg, Ylva ; Rosendahl, Soren ; Michelsen, Anders and Olsson, Pål Axel LU (2013) In Plant and Soil 368(1-2). p.547-555
Abstract
Background and Aim Climate change models are limited by lack of baseline data, in particular carbon (C) allocation to - and dynamics within - soil microbial communities. We quantified seasonal C-assimilation and allocation by plants, and assessed how well this corresponds with intraradical arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) storage and structural lipids (16: 1 omega 5 NLFA and PLFA, respectively), as well as microscopic assessments of AMF root colonization. Methods Coastal Hypochoeris radicata plants were labeled with (CO2)-C-13 in February, July and October, and C-13-allocation to fine roots and NLFA 16: 1 omega 5, as well as overall lipid contents and AM colonization were quantified. Results C-allocation to fine roots and AMF storage... (More)
Background and Aim Climate change models are limited by lack of baseline data, in particular carbon (C) allocation to - and dynamics within - soil microbial communities. We quantified seasonal C-assimilation and allocation by plants, and assessed how well this corresponds with intraradical arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) storage and structural lipids (16: 1 omega 5 NLFA and PLFA, respectively), as well as microscopic assessments of AMF root colonization. Methods Coastal Hypochoeris radicata plants were labeled with (CO2)-C-13 in February, July and October, and C-13-allocation to fine roots and NLFA 16: 1 omega 5, as well as overall lipid contents and AM colonization were quantified. Results C-allocation to fine roots and AMF storage lipids differed seasonally and mirrored plant C-assimilation, whereas AMF structural lipids and AM colonization showed no seasonal variation, and root colonization exceeded 80 % throughout the year. Molecular analyzes of the large subunit rDNA gene indicated no seasonal AMF community shifts. Conclusions Plants allocated C to AMF even at temperatures close to freezing, and fungal structures persisted in roots during times of low C-allocation. The lack of seasonal differences in PLFA and AM colonization indicates that NLFA analyses should be used to estimate fungal C-status. The implication of our findings for AM function is discussed. (Less)
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Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Carbon allocation, Grassland, Lipid analysis, Season, Stable isotope probing
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Plant and Soil
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368
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1-2
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547 - 555
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Springer
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0032-079X
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10.1007/s11104-012-1534-7
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English
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  author       = {{Lekberg, Ylva and Rosendahl, Soren and Michelsen, Anders and Olsson, Pål Axel}},
  issn         = {{0032-079X}},
  keywords     = {{Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Carbon allocation; Grassland; Lipid analysis; Season; Stable isotope probing}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1-2}},
  pages        = {{547--555}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Plant and Soil}},
  title        = {{Seasonal carbon allocation to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi assessed by microscopic examination, stable isotope probing and fatty acid analysis}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1534-7}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s11104-012-1534-7}},
  volume       = {{368}},
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