Allies in the Soil: Mycorrhizal Fungi | Dr. Adam Cobb

Today Dr. Adam Cobb joins us to talk about our allies in the soil: Mycorrhizal Fungi

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Improving plant-mycorrhizal symbioses can reverse soil degradation and help regenerate our world, because mycorrhizal fungi improve host-plant nutrition and stabilize soil ecosystems. Adam’s research primarily explores how the genetics and management of grasses, from annual grain crops to perennial pastures, influence the abundance, diversity, functions, and benefits of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agroecosystems. His findings indicate that plant selective breeding can boost the growth and nutritional advantages of mycorrhizal partnership to deliver substantial economic and environmental benefits for farmers and communities around the world.

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The Soil Food Web School’s mission is to empower individuals and organizations to regenerate the soils in their communities. The Soil Food Web Approach can dramatically accelerate soil regeneration projects by focussing on the soil biome. This can boost the productivity of farms, provide super-nutritious foods, protect and purify waterways, and reduce the effects of Climate Change. No background in farming or biology is required for our Foundation Courses. Classes are online & self-paced, and students are supported by highly-trained Soil Food Web School mentors.

Over the last four decades, Dr. Elaine Ingham has advanced our knowledge of the Soil Food Web. An internationally-recognized leader in soil microbiology, Dr. Ingham has collaborated with other scientists and with farmers around the world to further our understanding of how soil organisms work together and with plants. Dr. Ingham is an author of the USDA's Soil Biology Primer and a founder of the Soil Food Web School.

00:00 Intro to Dr. Adam Cobb
05:08 Lessons from the Tallgrass Prairie
06:07 Agroecosystems
13:42 Three Different Plant Nutrition Pathways
16:23 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
22:38 How to unleash this symbiosis

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