Plant Health and Nutrition: Glomerales fungi play a crucial role in enhancing plant health and nutrition by forming mycorrhizal associations with plant roots. These symbiotic relationships improve the uptake of water and essential nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen from the soil, leading to healthier and more productive plants. In agricultural settings, the presence of AMF can contribute to higher crop yields and reduced reliance on chemical fertilizers.
Soil Health and Ecosystem Functioning: Glomerales fungi contribute to soil health and ecosystem functioning by promoting soil aggregation, increasing soil organic matter, and enhancing soil structure and fertility. These beneficial effects of AMF can help mitigate soil erosion, improve water retention, and support biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems.
Human Nutrition: While Glomerales fungi themselves are not consumed directly by humans, their symbiotic relationships with plants indirectly benefit human nutrition by enhancing the growth and nutrient content of food crops. By improving the availability of essential nutrients in the soil, AMF contribute to the nutritional quality of fruits, vegetables, grains, and other plant-based foods consumed by humans.
Environmental Sustainability: The presence of Glomerales fungi in agricultural and natural ecosystems contributes to environmental sustainability by reducing the need for chemical inputs, improving soil health, and supporting biodiversity. Sustainable agricultural practices that promote mycorrhizal associations, such as reduced tillage and organic farming methods, can help mitigate environmental degradation and enhance ecosystem resilience to climate change.
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Different labs use different software to read the sample. See this post for more details.
One lab may say you have none, another may say you have a lot! - This may be solely due to the software they are using to estimate.
We deem lab specific values using values from the KM method for each specific lab to be the most reliable.
Lab | Frequency | UD-Low | UD-High | KM Low | KM High | Lab Low | Lab High | Mean | Median | Standard Deviation | Box Plot Low | Box Plot High | KM Percentile Low | KM Percentile High |
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Other Labs | 0.09 | 2 | 34040 | 0 | 64195 | 17021 | 17021 | 24068.5 | 2 | 34040 | 25 %ile | 50 %ile |
Source of Ranges | Low Boundary | High Boundary | Low Boundary %age | High Boundary %age |
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Lab | Frequency Seen | Average | Standard Deviation | Sample Count | Lab Samples |
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custom | 1.316 % | 0.002 % | % | 1.0 | 76 |
es-xenogene | 6.25 % | 1.702 % | 2.407 % | 2.0 | 32 |
Thorne | 0.687 % | 0 % | 0 % | 2.0 | 291 |
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