Open AccessGenetic analysis of tomato root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Author(s) -
Katia Plouznikoff,
M. J. Asíns,
Hervé Dupré de Boulois,
Emilio A. Carbonell,
Stéphane Declerck
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcy240
Subject(s) - biology , colonization , population , quantitative trait locus , epistasis , pleiotropy , botany , genetics , gene , ecology , phenotype , sociology , demography
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play an important role in plant nutrition and protection against pests and diseases, as well as in soil structuration, nutrient cycling and, generally speaking, in sustainable agriculture, particularly under drought, salinity and low input or organic agriculture. However, little is known about the genetics of the AMF-plant association in tomato. The aim of this study was the genetic analysis of root AMF colonization in tomato via the detection of the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) involved.
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