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This study aims to assess the effectiveness and persistence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculants in crop plants.

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Establishment, persistence and effectiveness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculants in the field revealed using molecular genetic tracing and measurement of yield components

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This study aims to assess the effectiveness and persistence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculants in crop plants.
Inoculation of Medicago sativa with two non-native isolates of Funneliformis mosseae in an agronomic field trial.
Tracking of fungal inoculants using PCR with specific primers and analysis through restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequencing.
Field sampling of roots over a 2-year period to evaluate colonization and yield components.
Successful tracking of fungal inoculants in roots for up to 2 years post-inoculation.
Inoculation resulted in enhanced root colonization of Medicago sativa compared to native strains.
Field inoculation led to increased biomass production and improved quality of the crop.

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved yield and root colonization in Medicago sativa, suggesting benefits of non-native AM fungal inoculants.

Pellegrino et al. (2012) studied this question.

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved yield and root colonization in Medicago sativa, suggesting benefits of non-native AM fungal inoculants.