@article{fdi:010065282, title = {{C}ultivation of {J}atropha curcas {L}. leads to pronounced mycorrhizal community differences}, author = {{D}ieng, {A}. and {D}uponnois, {R}obin and {N}doye, {I}. and {B}audoin, {E}z{\'e}kiel}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}lantations of {J}atropha curcas for biodiesel production in tropical and sub-tropical regions are currently booming. {A}lthough {J}atropha species are well known for synthesizing a range of toxicants, the effects of {J}. curcas monoculture on the symbiotic status of staple crops and trees have hardly been investigated. {W}e transferred to the greenhouse soil samples collected from 3 {J}. curcas plantations established 1, 2 and 15 years ago in {S}enegal, together with soil samples from the corresponding adjacent fallow plots. {W}e tested whether the modification of the original chemical and microbial soil properties induced by the development of {J}. curcas could alter the growth of common local crops (millet, cowpea) and of a local tree ({A}cacia seyal), all grown in pots. {W}e also investigated effects at the scale of the root mycorrhizal community by determining root colonization patterns (frequency, intensity) and taxonomic diversity (18{S} r{DNA} sequencing). {P}ronounced compositional shifts in root mycorrhizal communities were almost systematically observed between {G}lomeraceae and {G}igasporaceae, or in some cases within {G}lomeraceae. {B}iomass and {N}-{P} shoot contents were often higher in {J}. curcas-grown soils. {I}n conclusion, the altered composition of the soil mycorrhizal communities in response to the development off. curcas did not have detrimental effects on local staple crops. {T}he functional consequences of such modified mycorrhizal assemblages should now be further investigated under more stressful conditions.}, keywords = {{J}atropha curcas ; {I}nvasion ecology ; {M}ycorrhizal fungi ; {S}ymbiosis ; {P}lant-soil feedback ; {SENEGAL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}oil {B}iology and {B}iochemistry}, volume = {89}, numero = {}, pages = {1--11}, ISSN = {0038-0717}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.06.019}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065282}, }