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Cropland type shapes arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) population density and species diversity in Northwest Ethiopia

Kassew D 1 , Yimer J 2 , Pagano MC 3 , Assefa F 2 , Tawfeeq Al-Ani LK 4 , Ayele K 1 Show all authors , Beyene BB 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
  • 2 Department of Microbial Sciences and Genetics, School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • 3 Department of Botany, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  • 4 School of Biology Science, University Sains Malaysia, Minden Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
PLoS One, 2026;21(8):e0356876.
PMID: 42664279 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0356876

Abstract

AMF play critical function in soil fertility and plant nutrition, especially in absorption and translocation of immobile nutrients. Farm and soil fertility management activities enhance crop yield; however, they either positively or negatively impact the AMF population and diversity. This study was aimed at assessing effects of farm and soil fertility management activities on AMF population density, species diversity and richness in North West Ethiopia. Soil samples were obtained from teff (Eragrostis tef) and maize (Zea mays) croplands. AMF spores were extracted, quantified, and identified. Average AMF spore population was varied significantly (p 

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