Fungal inoculants in the field: Is the reward greater than the risk?

Miranda M. Hart; Pedro M. Antunes; Veer Bala Chaudhary; Lynette K. Abbott

doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12976

Fungal inoculants in the field: Is the reward greater than the risk?

Miranda M. Hart, Pedro M. Antunes, Veer Bala Chaudhary, Lynette K. Abbott

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Abstract

Biofertilizers are a large part of the global agricultural economy. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of companies producing fungal inoculants. Whether these inoculants are useful is not clear; they are difficult to monitor in the field. The unintended consequences of inoculants in natural systems is not known, but if invasive, they may pose a threat to soil and plant biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. A plain language summary is available for this article.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	126-135
Number of pages	10
Journal	Functional Ecology
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12976
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2018

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