Substrate pH mediates growth promotion and resilience to water stress of Tilia tomentosa seedlings after Ectomycorrhizal inoculation

Highlights Urban trees in urban environments are commonly exposed to stresses, contributing to their health decline; Ectomycorrhizal fungi improve the vigour and resilience of Tilia seedlings, but their performance is dependent on soil pH. Inoculation promotes growth in height, biomass production, m...

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Main Authors: Cindy Serafim, Miguel A. Ramos, Tugce Yilmaz, Nadine R. Sousa, Kang Yu, Maarten Van Geel, Tobias Ceulemans, Marc Saudreau, Ben Somers, Thierry Améglio, Olivier Honnay, Paula M. L. Castro
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Published: BMC 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05614-3
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Miguel A. Ramos
Tugce Yilmaz
Nadine R. Sousa
Kang Yu
Maarten Van Geel
Tobias Ceulemans
Marc Saudreau
Ben Somers
Thierry Améglio
Olivier Honnay
Paula M. L. Castro
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Tugce Yilmaz
Nadine R. Sousa
Kang Yu
Maarten Van Geel
Tobias Ceulemans
Marc Saudreau
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Olivier Honnay
Paula M. L. Castro
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description Highlights Urban trees in urban environments are commonly exposed to stresses, contributing to their health decline; Ectomycorrhizal fungi improve the vigour and resilience of Tilia seedlings, but their performance is dependent on soil pH. Inoculation promotes growth in height, biomass production, mycorrhization status, nutrient uptake, and proline accumulation, and these effects dependent on fungi species and soil pH; Inoculation with EcM can be a strategy to produce healthier saplings that when transplanted to the urban environment will have a better performance.
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spelling doaj-art-7f0ed7c19b384413b51a001c2563100d2025-08-20T02:11:25ZengBMCBMC Plant Biology1471-22292024-10-0124111310.1186/s12870-024-05614-3Substrate pH mediates growth promotion and resilience to water stress of Tilia tomentosa seedlings after Ectomycorrhizal inoculationCindy Serafim0Miguel A. Ramos1Tugce Yilmaz2Nadine R. Sousa3Kang Yu4Maarten Van Geel5Tobias Ceulemans6Marc Saudreau7Ben Somers8Thierry Améglio9Olivier Honnay10Paula M. L. Castro11Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Catholic University of PortugalEscola Superior de Biotecnologia, Catholic University of PortugalEscola Superior de Biotecnologia, Catholic University of PortugalEscola Superior de Biotecnologia, Catholic University of PortugalPrecision Agriculture Lab, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of MunichPlant Conservation and Population Biology, Department of Biology, KU LeuvenPlant Conservation and Population Biology, Department of Biology, KU LeuvenUniversité Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR PIAFDivision of Forest, Nature & Landscape, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, KU LeuvenUniversité Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR PIAFPlant Conservation and Population Biology, Department of Biology, KU LeuvenEscola Superior de Biotecnologia, Catholic University of PortugalHighlights Urban trees in urban environments are commonly exposed to stresses, contributing to their health decline; Ectomycorrhizal fungi improve the vigour and resilience of Tilia seedlings, but their performance is dependent on soil pH. Inoculation promotes growth in height, biomass production, mycorrhization status, nutrient uptake, and proline accumulation, and these effects dependent on fungi species and soil pH; Inoculation with EcM can be a strategy to produce healthier saplings that when transplanted to the urban environment will have a better performance.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05614-3Ectomycorrhizal fungiInoculationUrban forestSoil pHWater-stressNursery management
spellingShingle Cindy Serafim
Miguel A. Ramos
Tugce Yilmaz
Nadine R. Sousa
Kang Yu
Maarten Van Geel
Tobias Ceulemans
Marc Saudreau
Ben Somers
Thierry Améglio
Olivier Honnay
Paula M. L. Castro
Substrate pH mediates growth promotion and resilience to water stress of Tilia tomentosa seedlings after Ectomycorrhizal inoculation
BMC Plant Biology
Ectomycorrhizal fungi
Inoculation
Urban forest
Soil pH
Water-stress
Nursery management
title Substrate pH mediates growth promotion and resilience to water stress of Tilia tomentosa seedlings after Ectomycorrhizal inoculation
title_full Substrate pH mediates growth promotion and resilience to water stress of Tilia tomentosa seedlings after Ectomycorrhizal inoculation
title_fullStr Substrate pH mediates growth promotion and resilience to water stress of Tilia tomentosa seedlings after Ectomycorrhizal inoculation
title_full_unstemmed Substrate pH mediates growth promotion and resilience to water stress of Tilia tomentosa seedlings after Ectomycorrhizal inoculation
title_short Substrate pH mediates growth promotion and resilience to water stress of Tilia tomentosa seedlings after Ectomycorrhizal inoculation
title_sort substrate ph mediates growth promotion and resilience to water stress of tilia tomentosa seedlings after ectomycorrhizal inoculation
topic Ectomycorrhizal fungi
Inoculation
Urban forest
Soil pH
Water-stress
Nursery management
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05614-3
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