Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are important components of terrestrial ecosystems where they are believed to play a fundamental role for their sustainability. These fungi are influenced by a number of anthropic factors such as, land use which modifies the structure and diversity of fungal communities and this may compromise their ecological functions. In the present study it was evaluated the behavior of AMF isolated from soils under different land use systems in (LUS). Fifty-one AMF were isolated in trap cultures from soil samples from different SUT tested on cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] under controlled conditions. It was found that all AMF colonize the cowpea, but in a highly variable intensity. Similar results were found for phosphorus uptake and plant growth. Colonization ranged from 1 to 68%. Growth positive effects ranged from 33 to 148%, being more common in isolates from pasture and crops ecosystems. The enhancement in phosphorus uptake was generalized (95% all fungi), but their growth promoting effects did not followed the same trend. Only 39% of fungal isolated tested were efficient. These more isolated from almost all LUS. Fungal treatments with high efficiency had the following species: A. foveata, Glomus sp.1, Acaulospora sp.1 and a mixture the first two species with A. bireticulata and E. infrequens. The results indicate a wide efficiency diversity of AMF in the Alto Solimões region. Although this characteristic has no direct relationship with the LUS, the proportion of effective isolates varied with their origin.
root symbiosis; soil fungi; biodiversity; amazonian cultivation; natural resources
