We tested whether roots from indigenous wild enset in Southern Ethiopia harboured a more diverse and different AMF community compared to cultivated enset. Illumina MiSeq amplicon sequencing showed that AMF communities in both cultivated and wild enset were dominated by Glomeraceae which accounted for 64% of the 145 OTUs recorded. The majority of rare AMF OTUs occurred in cultivated enset, whereas Paraglomeraceae predominated in wild enset roots. AMF richness and diversity were lower in cultivated enset. AMF richness and diversity both in wild and cultivated enset were negatively influenced by available soil P, yet the effect was stronger in communities associated with wild enset. Our results suggest that enset domestication decreased the ability of the crop to associate with a more diverse community of AMF, supporting previous suggestions in other crops regarding reduced AMF diversity.

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2021.100444

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Rony Swennenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-9043

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2021.100444

Biotech and Plant Breeding

Agronomy; Integrated Soil Fertility Management; Plant Breeding; Plant Production; Soil Fertility

Crops; Domestication; Mycorrhizal Infection; Rhizosphere; Ethiopia

Africa; East Africa

Ethiopia

Eastern Africa Hub

Rhizosphere