Summary
Plant co-inoculation with different beneficial microbes, such as rhizobia (RH) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), is a promising technology for improving crop yield and quality and contributing to sustainable agriculture. This is why the use of mixed microbial inoculants, rather than single inoculants, has increased, with remarkable success in some parts of the world. However, we do not have an overview of the effects of dual inoculation of AMF + RH on plant growth. Sometimes, experimental results show synergistic, additive, negative or no effect on plant growth even reduced growth. In this context, the present study aimed to quantify through a meta-analysis the effects of RH+AMF co-inoculation on nutrient uptake and growth of legume yield (crop, weeds and tree) and to discuss the key
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