Mycorrhizal Interactions for Reforestation: Constraints to Dryland Agroforest in Brazil

Table 1

Summary of actual evidence on AM in reforestation in Brazil.

Location	Source	Reforestation type	Tree	Uses	AM spores	S*	AMC^#	GC	Others
Brazil/Minas Gerais State	Pagano et al. [2, 3, 18]	Agroforestry systems	Plathymenia reticulata; E. contortisiliquum; S. brasiliensis; T. heptaphylla; eucalyptus	Wood	IN	21	~50	NI	Inoculation of AMF
Brazil/Pará State	Siviero et al. [40]	Agroforestry system	Schizolobium amazonicum	Wood	NI	NI	NI	ND	Inoculation of AMF species
Brazil/Minas Gerais State	Marques et al. [41], Pagano [33], Pagano et al. [3]	Reforested ecosystem	Centrolobium tomentosum; native species	Silvicultural	ND	ND	~70%	1.23 to 1.55	Inoculation of AMF species
Brazil/São Paulo State	Moreira et al. [42]	Reforested ecosystems	Araucaria angustifolia	Silvicultural	~269	~14	~35%	ND	Field and greenhouse trials, inoculation of native soil
Brazil/Central Amazon region	Silva and Cardoso [43]	Agroforestry system	Bactris gasipaes; Theobroma grandiflorum	Fruit	40 to 120^†	NI	21 to 43%	ND
Brazil/Minas Gerais State	Pouyu-Rojas et al. [44]	Greenhouse experiment	16 native species	Silvicultural	IN		IN	ND	Inoculation of AMF spores
Brazil/Amazonas State	Oliveira and Oliveira [45]	Agroforestry system. Shade trees: Coffea arabica; Bertholletia excelsa	Theobroma grandiflorum; Paullinia cupana	Fruit	NI	NI	~15%	ND
Brazil/Minas Gerais State	Cardoso et al. [46]	Agroforestry/ monocultural unshaded coffee	Coffea arabica	Fruit	IN	NI	IN	ND
Brazil/Minas Gerais State	Siqueira and Saggin-Júnior [47]	Glasshouse experiment	28 native species	Silvicultural	IN	ND	IN	ND	3 P levels/ inoculation

AM spores = spore number 100 g soil-1; ^#maximal AM colonization (%) reported; S = AM species richness; *spores; ND = not determined in the study; IN = informed; NI = not informed. GC = total glomalin content mg g soil-1; ^†spores in 50 cm³ soil. References: Oliveira and Oliveira [45]; Pagano et al. [48]; Pagano et al. [49]; Pagano et al. [50]; Siviero et al. [40]; Silva and Cardoso [43].