Database research record2026·Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Impact of greenhouse practices on infective capacity of arbuscular mycorrhiza in peri-urban horticulture
Carolina Rothen, Julián Gabriel Riso, Betina I. Stephan, Josefina Bompadre, Laura Fernández Bidondo
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
Urban Farm DB summary
This study analyzed arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in greenhouse soil from lettuce plants under agroecological, organic, and conventional management in Buenos Aires, Argentina. While agroecological management increased AM spore counts and infective propagules, effective mycorrhization of lettuce roots was low across all systems. Intensive greenhouse practices suppressed successful crop colonization, indicating a reduced AM inoculum infective potential.