@article{fdi:010074936,
  title = {{I}mpact of mycorrhiza-based inoculation strategies on {Z}iziphus mauritiana {L}am. and its native mycorrhizal communities on the route of the {G}reat {G}reen {W}all ({S}enegal)},
  author = {{T}hioye, {B}. and {S}anguin, {H}. and {K}ane, {A}. and de {F}aria, {S}. {M}. and {F}all, {D}. and {P}rin, {Y}. and {S}anogo, {D}. and {N}diaye, {C}. and {D}uponnois, {R}obin and {S}ylla, {S}. {N}. and {B}a, {A}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} wide program of fruit tree planting, notably jujube trees, has been implemented in the framework of the pan{A}frican {G}reat {G}reen {W}all ({GGW}) project to improve food security in arid and semiarid regions. {H}owever, the success of such initiatives is highly limited by a low tree growth and high tree mortality rates due to transplant shocks from tree nursery to field. {T}he positive impact of mycorrhiza-based ecological engineering strategies on jujube trees were previously demonstrated in nursery conditions, but field monitoring is necessary to evaluate their sustainability in terms of plant growth and survival. {I}n the current study, local ({T}assel) and exotic ({G}ola) jujube cultivars were tested for their response to mycorrhizal inoculation with the non-native arbuscular mycorrhizal ({AM}) fungus {R}hizophagus irregularis {IR} 27 and fertilization with rock phosphate. {T}he environmental impacts of both treatments were assessed by characterizing the native {AM} fungal community in a 13-month-old jujube orchard. {F}ield results demonstrated higher rates of survival and a relative stability of nursery-driven plant benefits of inoculated jujube trees, as well as a potential higher persistence of {AM} fungal inoculum for the exotic cultivar. {T}he native {AM} fungal community associated with the local cultivar was the most diverse, but {G}lomeraceae was predominant in both cultivars. {T}he mycorrhiza-based ecological engineering strategies proposed in this work affected both {AM} fungal communities, notably {G}lomeraceae and {G}igasporaceae members, but in a higher extent for the local jujube cultivar. {R}esults highlight the strong benefits of mycorrhizal inoculation at the very early stages of tree seedling growth in nursery and their stability in the first year of plantation. {N}evertheless, a deeper assessment of mycorrhizal inoculum persistence and spread, and a wider characterization of soil and root microbiome need to be implemented in further field monitoring to better evaluate the environmental impacts.},
  keywords = {{A}rbuscular mycorrhizal fungi community ; {R}hizophagus irregularis ; {I}noculation ; {I}llumina sequencing ; {R}ock phosphate ; {Z}iziphus mauritiana ; {SENEGAL} ; {ZONE} {ARIDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cological {E}ngineering},
  volume = {128},
  numero = {},
  pages = {66--76},
  ISSN = {0925-8574},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.12.033},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074936},
}