@article{fdi:010055745,
  title = {{R}esponse of native soil microbial functions to the controlled mycorrhization of an exotic tree legume, {A}cacia holosericea in a {S}ahelian ecosystem},
  author = {{B}ilgo, {A}. and {S}angare, {S}. {K}. and {T}hioulouse, {J}. and {P}rin, {Y}. and {H}ien, {V}. and {G}aliana, {A}. and {B}audoin, {E}. and {H}afidi, {M}. and {B}a, {A}madou and {D}uponnois, {R}obin},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}ifty years of overexploitation have disturbed most forests within {S}ahelian areas. {E}xotic fast growing trees (i.e., {A}ustralian {A}cacia species) have subsequently been introduced for soil improvement and fuelwood production purposes. {A}dditionally, rhizobial or mycorrhizal symbioses have sometimes been favored by means of controlled inoculations to increase the performance of these exotic trees in such arid and semiarid zones. {L}arge-scale anthropogenic introduction of exotic plants could also threaten the native biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. {W}e carried out an experimental reforestation in {B}urkina {F}aso in order to study the effects of {A}cacia holosericea mycorrhizal inoculation on the soil nutrient content, microbial soil functionalities and mycorrhizal soil potential. {T}reatments consisted of uninoculated {A}. holosericea, preplanting fertilizer application and arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation with {G}lomus intraradices. {O}ur results showed that (i) arbuscular mycorrhizal ({AM}) inoculation and prefertilizer application significantly improved {A}. holosericea growth after 4 years of plantation and (ii) the introduction of {A}. holosericea trees significantly modified soil microbial functions. {T}he results clearly showed that the use of exotic tree legume species should be directly responsible for important changes in soil microbiota with great disturbances in essential functions driven by microbial communities (e.g., catabolic diversity and {C} cycling, phosphatase activity and {P} availability). {T}hey also highlighted the importance of {AM} symbiosis in the functioning of soils and forest plantation performances. {T}he {AM} effect on soil functions was significantly correlated with the enhanced mycorrhizal soil potential recorded in the {AM} inoculation treatment.},
  keywords = {{A}rbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis ; {F}unctional diversity ; {M}ycorrhizal soil potential ; {A}cacia holosericea ; {G}lomus intraradices ; {S}oil microbial ; communities ; {E}xotic tree species},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}ycorrhiza},
  volume = {22},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {175--187},
  ISSN = {0940-6360},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00572-011-0390-2},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010055745},
}