glomalin


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glomalin

(glō′mə-lĭn)
n.
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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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
Seasonality of arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae and glomalin in a western Montana grassland.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: composition, length extraradical mycelium and glomalin in areas of Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro/Fungos micorrizicos arbusculares: composicao, comprimento de micelio extrarradicular e glomalina em areas de mata Atlantica, Rio de Janeiro
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
The production of glomalin by AMF was greater in areas cultivated with opuntia, regardless of the presence or absence of trees or of the sampling season.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi within agroforestry and traditional land use systems in semi-arid Northeast Brazil/Fungos micorrizicos arbusculares em sistemas agroflorestais e sistemas tradicionais de uso da terra no semi-arido do nordeste do Brasil
Glomalin is a glycoprotein, a sugar-protein compound that might trigger the formation of soil.
Glomalin: what is it ... and what does it do?
They have also been credited with improving soil structure through their external hyphal structures and the production of the polysaccharide glomalin (Wright and Anderson 2000), increasing water availability, and suppressing disease (Graham 2001).
Rhizosphere biology and crop productivity--a review
Mycorrhizal fungi produce a compound called glomalin, which is thought to have significant soil aggregation properties.
Chapter 9 Soil organisms. (Section 4 Soil Biological and Biochemical Properties
Quantification of soil proteins related to glomalin
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in successional stages of Caatinga in the semi-arid region of Brazil/Fungos micorrizicos arbusculares em estadios sucessionais de Caatinga na regiao semi-arida do Brasil
Franzluebbers AJ, Wright SF, Stuedemann JA (2000) Soil aggregation and glomalin under pastures in the Southern Piedmont USA.
Evaluating long-term impact of land use on selected soil physical quality indicators
Effect of long-term rice straw return on soil glomalin, carbon and nitrogen.
Influence of Tillage Practice on Soil CO2 Emission Rate and Soil Characteristics in a Dryland Wheat Field
An aliquot of 50 [micro]L of the supernatant together with 2,5 mL of the shiny comassie brilliant blue dye G-250 was used for the quantification of glomalin content.
Occurrence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi after organic fertilization in maize, cowpea and cotton intercropping systems/Ocorrencia de fungos micorrizicos arbusculares apos adubacao organica em sistemas consorciados de milho, feijao e algodao
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