Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 2001 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]
These data comprise arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi diversity data from Sourhope field experiment site. AM fungi are biotrophic symbionts colonizing the majority of land plants, and are of major importance in plant nutrient supply. Using the terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) strategy, the diversity of AM fungi was assessed in 89 roots of three grass species (Agrostis capillaris, Festuca rubra, Poa pratensis) that co-occurred in the same plots of the Sourhope field experiment. The impact of different soil amendments (nitrogen, lime, nitrogen and lime) and insecticide application on AM fungal community was also recorded.
Data were collected during a project funded under the NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme, established in 1999 and centred upon the intensive study of a large field experiment located at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (now the James Hutton Institute) farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders (Grid reference: NT 8545 1963). During the experiment, the site was monitored to assess changes in above-ground biomass production (productivity), species composition and relative abundance (diversity). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/5aa0e9ee-9604-4cba-a1ae-5d6708cf6438
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- 2018-03-02
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- 2000-05-31
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- doi: / 10.5285/5aa0e9ee-9604-4cba-a1ae-5d6708cf6438
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- Vandenkoornhuyse, P., Ridgway, K.P., Watson, I.J., Fitter, A.H., Young, J.P.W. (2018). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 2001 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/5aa0e9ee-9604-4cba-a1ae-5d6708cf6438
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- T-RFLP
- terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism
- fungal diversity
- AM fungi
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- Sourhope
- Scottish borders
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- If you reuse this data, you should cite: Vandenkoornhuyse, P., Ridgway, K.P., Watson, I.J., Fitter, A.H., Young, J.P.W. (2018). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 2001 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/5aa0e9ee-9604-4cba-a1ae-5d6708cf6438
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- Biota
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- 2001-05-31
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- 2001-05-31
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- 2010-12-08
- Statement
- Data were collected as part of the NERC Soil Biodiversity Thematic Programme, which was established in 1999 and was centred upon the intensive study of a large field experiment located at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (MLURI) (now the James Hutton Institute) farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders (Grid reference: NT 8545 1963). Samples were collected by students and staff from the University of York at the experimental site before being processed according to standard protocols, with the data then being transferred to the programme data manager at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
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