Improving arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation success with microbiome diagnostics

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The microbiome is the community of micro-organisms which colonizes a specific habitat. The microbiome connects all organisms. The microbiome of the soil is the source of the microbiome of plants and it contributes to plant growth and plant health. The food we eat also influences our gut microbiome. The same is true for our farm animals. Finally, it all comes back to the soil in the form of manure.
There are three levels of influence to use the microbiome in crop production: we can isolate microorganisms and then apply them to the plants, we can influence indirectly the microbiome through plant diversity or we use alternative management systems which favor beneficial microorganisms.
I present a few results from a recently finished project. Here, we work with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Inoculation with AMF in the greenhouse works well but it often fails when going to the field. We are trying to solve this problem of context dependency with this project. More work is needed to find new ways to diagnose a healthy soil.