Relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and eucalyptus species with different levels of water stress tolerance

• Grant number: 17/16608-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: January 01, 2018
• End date: June 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Soil Science
• Principal Investigator: Elke Jurandy Bran Nogueira Cardoso
• Grantee: Bruna Andréia de Bacco Lopes
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 16/18944-3 - Climatic changes and energetic efficiency in agriculture: focusing on hydric stress, organic management and soil biology, AP.PFPMCG.TEM
• Associated scholarship(s): 18/12665-0 - Relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and eucalyptus species with different levels of water stress tolerance, BE.EP.MS

Abstract

Eucalyptus species account almost 80% of the forests planted in Brazil, which makes silviculture an activity of great importance in the national and international scenario. Despite its adaptability, eucalyptus is subject to damages that climate change can cause, especially the water deficit. Most plants have survival strategies in water deficit situations. Association with mycorrhizal fungi (FM) is one of them, since they increase water and nutrients uptake by the roots. Thus, the main objective of this work is to evaluate the colonization of mycorrhizal fungi in six Eucalyptus species with different levels of drought tolerance. Two essays will be carried out: one in the field and other in a greenhouse. In greenhouse, pots will be submitted to different levels of water: 50, 75 and 100% of field capacity during three months. In the field, samples will be collected in two different periods: after the dry period and after the rainy season. The soil samples and fine roots collected from the two experiments will be submitted to microbiological and molecular analyzes. FM root colonization will be evaluated, the ITS genes analyzed by quantitative PCR (qPCR) and the fungal community structure by restriction fragment polymorphism (T-RFLP). Then, all data will be analyzed statistically. (AU)

Scientific publications

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LOPES, BRUNA ANDREIA DE BACCO; SILVA, ANTONIO MARCOS MIRANDA; SANTANA, MAIELE CINTRA; FEILER, HENRIQUE PETRY; PEREIRA, ARTHUR PRUDENCIO DE ARAUJO; TEIXEIRA, MARCOS FERREIRA; DE ARAUJO, VICTOR LUCAS VIEIRA PRUDENCIO; DE AVILA, PATRICIA ANDRESSA; GONCALVES, JOSE LEONARDO DE MORAES; STAUNTON, SIOBHAN; et al. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Soil Quality Indicators in Eucalyptus genotypes With Different Drought Tolerance Levels. FRONTIERS IN FUNGAL BIOLOGY, v. 3, p. 13-pg., 2022-06-20. (16/18944-3, 18/12665-0, 18/20553-8, 17/16608-9, 18/20607-0, 19/13436-8)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

LOPES, Bruna Andréia de Bacco. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Eucalyptus species with different levels of water stress tolerance. 2019. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) Piracicaba.