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Biogeochemical cycling and arbuscular mycorrhizas in the sustainability of plant-soil systems

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Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas on Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Ecosystems

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The fundamental importance of microbial processes for the efficient cycling of mineral nutrients within biosphere has been realized for many years (fig.1), and the involvement of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) fully recognized (Mosse, 1986; Bethlenfalvay and Lindermann, 1992; Barea and Jeffries, 1994).

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Jeffries, P., Barea, J.M. (1994). Biogeochemical cycling and arbuscular mycorrhizas in the sustainability of plant-soil systems. In: Gianinazzi, S., Schüepp, H. (eds) Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas on Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Ecosystems. ALS Advances in Life Sciences. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8504-1_9

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