PMID- 34028142 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211130 LR - 20211130 IS - 1365-2672 (Electronic) IS - 1364-5072 (Linking) VI - 131 IP - 6 DP - 2021 Dec TI - Grapevine rootstocks drive the community structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in New Zealand vineyards. PG - 2941-2956 LID - 10.1111/jam.15160 [doi] AB - AIM: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are often regarded as non-specific symbionts, but some AMF communities show host preference in various ecosystems including vineyards. Grapevine plants are very responsive to AMF colonization. Although these fungi have potentially significant applications for sustainable agricultural ecosystems, there is a gap in knowledge regarding AMF-grapevine interactions worldwide and especially in New Zealand. This study focused on identifying AMF taxa colonizing grapevines in New Zealand vineyards and investigated the effect of grapevine rootstocks on AMF community diversity and composition. METHODS AND RESULTS: Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and trap cultures were used to characterize the AMF communities. Grapevine roots from three vineyards and nine rootstocks were analysed by DGGE and used in trap cultures for AMF recovery. Trap cultures allowed the recovery of six AMF spore morphotypes that belonged to Ambispora sp., Claroideoglomus sp., Funneliformis sp. and Glomus sp. Bands excised, reamplified and sequenced from the DGGE were assigned to Glomus sp., Rhizophagus sp. and Claroideoglomus sp. The AMF community analyses demonstrated that rootstock significantly (P < 0.05) influenced the AMF community composition in all sites. CONCLUSIONS: The study showed that for a comprehensive identification of AMF, both results from trap culture and molecular work were needed and that the rootstock cultivar was the main driver of the arbuscular mycorrhizal community colonizing the roots. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This study provides a firm foundation for future research exploring the beneficial use of AMF in enhancing grapevine production and sustainability. CI - (c) 2021 The Society for Applied Microbiology. FAU - Moukarzel, R AU - Moukarzel R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5788-4327 AD - Lincoln University, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand. FAU - Ridgway, H J AU - Ridgway HJ AD - The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch, New Zealand. FAU - Guerin-Laguette, A AU - Guerin-Laguette A AD - Mycotree C/-Southern Woods Nursery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. FAU - Jones, E E AU - Jones EE AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1879-4537 AD - Lincoln University, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand. LA - eng GR - New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited/ GR - Lincoln University/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210607 PL - England TA - J Appl Microbiol JT - Journal of applied microbiology JID - 9706280 SB - IM MH - Ecosystem MH - Farms MH - Fungi MH - *Mycorrhizae/genetics MH - New Zealand MH - Plant Roots MH - Soil Microbiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - DGGE OT - diversity OT - fungi OT - spores OT - symbiosis OT - trap culture EDAT- 2021/05/25 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/01 06:00 CRDT- 2021/05/24 10:16 PHST- 2021/05/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/02/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/05/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/05/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/05/24 10:16 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/jam.15160 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Appl Microbiol. 2021 Dec;131(6):2941-2956. doi: 10.1111/jam.15160. Epub 2021 Jun 7.