glomalin

(glō′mə-lĭn)

A glycoprotein produced by the hyphae of mycorrhizal fungi that sequesters large amounts of carbon in the soil and improves soil structure by acting as a clumping agent.

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The AMF also influence soil structure by binding and enmeshing soil particles into macroaggregates (>250 [micro]m) and by producing glomalin (Rill ig and Mummey 2006; Treseder and Turner 2007).

Impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and earthworms on soil aggregate stability, glomalin, and performance of pigeonpea, Cajanus cajan

The GRSP (easily extractable glomalin EEG; total glomalin - TG) in three different classes of aggregates (C1, C2, and C3), as well as the average of the three classes in each area, can be visualized in Table 5.

Soil organic matter fractions, chemical attributes and aggregation under forestry and agricultural systems

Singh, "Role of glomalin related soil protein produced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: a review," Agricultural Science Research Journal, vol.

Pigeon Pea and Cowpea-Based Cropping Systems Improve Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Colonisation of Subsequent Maize on the Alfisols in Central Malawi

These accrued results provide strong support in favour of glomalin as a potential soil conditioner that holds promise in perennial fruits.

Glomalin: A Potential Soil Conditioner for Perennial Fruits

Glomalin as a stable glycoprotein, coats the AMF hyphae and decreases the water and nutrient losses before reaching to plant host.

Effects of salinity on exudates of Glomus species in wheat rhizosphere

Key words: Aggregate stability Citrus Glomalin Glomalin-related soil protein Mycorrhiza Soil organic carbon

TEMPO-SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND RELATED FUNCTIONINGS OF ROOT GLOMALIN AND GLOMALIN-RELATED SOIL PROTEIN IN A CITRUS RHIZOSPHERE

also revealed that glomalin is a rich mixture of proteinaceous, humic, lipid, and inorganic substances [12].

Spatial variations in concentration, compositions of glomalin related soil protein in poplar plantations in Northeastern China, and possible relations with soil physicochemical properties

Rillig M (2004) Arbuscular mycorrhizae, glomalin, and soil aggregation.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their involvement in the production and management of neotropical forest species with emphasis on meliaceae/Los hongos micorrizicos arbusculares y su implicacion en la produccion y manejo de especies neotropicales forestales, con enfasis en meliaceas/Os fungos micorrizicos arbusculares e sua implicacao na producao e manejo de especies neotropicais florestais, com enfase em meliaceas

In addition, a negative correlation between AM density and invasive plant (knapweed) cover was recorded (Lutgen & Rillig, 2004) by demonstrating that areas with high knapweed density generally had lower glomalin concentration and AM hyphal length compared with areas having no or less knapweed cover.

Arbuscular mycorrhizas: drivers or passengers of alien plant invasion

The hyphae and spores of these plant-friendly fungi are coated with a sticky substance called glomalin, identified and named as recently as 1996 by USDA scientist Sara F.

Simple tips for better garden soil: instead of thinking of your soil as an input-output system, treat it as a living food web that you feed and protect

Pools of organic carbon such as glomalin produced by AM fungi may even exceed soil microbial biomass by a factor of 10-20 (Rillig et al., 2001).