Response of two Acacia species to drought and inoculation with an ectomycorrhizal fungus

Abstract

Inclusion of trees in cropping systems is an efficient way to recycle nutrients and replenish soil organic matter. In the tropics, P deficiency is commonplace, and rains are erratic in many areas. Mycorrhizal fungi are known to enhance P uptake of the host-plant in low-P soils, and to improve its water relations under drought conditions.