Meta-analysis of the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizae on the yield and quality of wheat

doi:10.11686/cyxb2023289

Abstract

Abstract:

Wheat （Triticum aestivum） is one of the most important grains cultivated by humans， and as such， it plays a key role in ensuring food security. Achieving higher and more stable yields and better quality of wheat grains is an important scientific issue. Arbuscular mycorrhizae （AM） are the most widespread symbionts in plant roots， and can improve plant nutrition， yield， and quality. Many studies have demonstrated that AM can promote wheat plant growth and improve grain yields. In this study， a meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effects of AM fungi on the grain yield and quality of wheat based on 171 published reports. This allowed for the systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the roles of AM in wheat production and the identification of AM fungi species or genera that consistently increase wheat grain yield and quality. The results of the meta-analysis indicated that AM can increase wheat grain yield by up to 24.2% as a result of increasing grain number per spike （by up to 17.1%） and the thousand-grain weight （by up to 15.7%）. In addition， AM can improve wheat quality by increasing protein content （by up to 15.7%） and the contents of nutrients such as phosphorus and zinc （by up to 15.2% and 21.5%， respectively）. Improvements in the yield and quality of wheat grains by AM may be attributed to the improvement of wheat shoot nutrition and leaf chlorophyll content， because AM can increase the concentrations of nitrogen， phosphorus， calcium， and zinc by up to 8.4%， 16.2%， 91.2%， and 11.3%， respectively， in the shoots of wheat plants， and the leaf chlorophyll content by up to 27.5%. Furthermore， different genera or species of AM fungi have significantly different effects on wheat yield and quality， and those in the genus Funneliformis have more significant and stable effects on wheat grain yield and quality. In summary， this study comprehensively evaluated how and to what extent AM affect wheat grain yield and quality， and identified which AM fungi consistently promote wheat plant growth and grain yield and quality. These results provide a theoretical and practical basis for the application of AM in wheat production and the selection of the best AM fungi to improve wheat grain yield and quality.

Key words: arbuscular mycorrhizae, wheat, yield, quality, mycorrhizal effect, meta-analysis

Shou-xia XU. Meta-analysis of the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizae on the yield and quality of wheat[J]. Acta Prataculturae Sinica, 2024, 33(7): 192-204.

Figures/Tables 10

Fig.1 The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on grains yields of wheat

Fig.2 The effect of different species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on grains yields of wheat

Fig.3 The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on grains per spike of wheat

Fig.4 The effect of different species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on grains number per spike of wheat

Fig.5 The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on thousand grains weight of wheat

Fig.6 The effect of different species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on grain weight of wheat

Fig.7 The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on content of N， P and K in shoot of wheat

Fig.8 The effect of different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal genera or species on P content in shoot of wheat

Fig.9 The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on content of trace elements in shoots and leaf chlorophyll， N and P of wheat

Fig.10 The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on grain quality parameters of wheat

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