@article{fdi:010053855,
  title = {{N}urse shrubs increased the early growth of {C}upressus seedlings by enhancing belowground mutualism and soil microbial activity},
  author = {{D}uponnois, {R}obin and {O}uahmane, {L}. and {K}ane, {A}. and {T}hioulouse, {J}. and {H}afidi, {M}. and {B}oumezzough, {A}. and {P}rin, {Y}. and {B}audoin, {E}z{\'e}kiel and {G}aliana, {A}. and {D}reyfus, {B}ernard},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he influence of shrubs used as nurse plants was tested on the growth of {C}upressus atlantica, on microbial activity and on arbuscular mycorrhizal ({AM}) soil potential in a {M}editerranean environment. {A}n experimental plantation was conducted combining uninoculated, arbuscular mycorrhized {C}ypress seedlings and an association between {L}avandula stoechas planted close to newly planted {C}. atlantica seedlings. {A}fter three years plantation, this association between {C}. atlantica and {L} stoechas lead to a higher growth of {C} atlantica and better soil microbial characteristics compared to the control treatment. {AM} mycelium network, total microbial activity, dehydrogenase activity, phosphate-solubilizing fluorescent pseudomonads and {N}. {P} nutrient uptake by {C} atlantica, were significantly higher in the presence of {L} stoechas than those recorded in the other treatments. {T}his pioneer shrubs facilitates the early establishment of {C}ypress seedlings by improving soil microbial characteristics and {AM} fungus community development. {G}iven that the facilitative effect of one plant species to another increases with abiotic stress, the benefits of this technique would be useful in reforestation programs undertaken to rehabilitate degraded areas in {M}editerranean region.},
  keywords = {{A}rbuscular mycorrhiza ; {C}upressus atlantica ; {M}editerranean forest ecosystems ; {E}nzymatic activity ; {N}urse plant ; {P}lant-plant interactions ; {R}eforestation},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}oil {B}iology and {B}iochemistry},
  volume = {43},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {2160--2168},
  ISSN = {0038-0717},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.06.020},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053855},
}