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    2017

  1. Rodriguez-Caballero, G., Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M. M., Fernandez-Lopez, M., Fernandez-Gonzalez, A.J., and Roldan, A. 2017. Striking alterations in the soil bacterial community structure and functioning of the biological N cycle induced by Pennisetum setaceum invasion in a semiarid environment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 109: 176-187. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.02.012.
  2. Rodriguez-Caballero, G., Caravaca, F., Fernandez-Gonzalez, A.J., Fernandez-Lopez, M., and Roldan, A. 2017. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation mediated changes in rhizosphere bacterial community structure while promoting revegetation in a semiarid ecosystem. Science of the Total Environment. 584-585: 838-848. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.128.
  3. Koheler, J., Roldan, A., Campoy, M., and Caravaca, F. 2017. Unraveling the role of hyphal networks from arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in aggregate stabilization of semiarid soils with different textures and carbonate contents. Plant Soil. 410: 273-281. doi: 10.1007/s11104-016-3001-3.
  4. Caravaca, F., Lozano, Z., Rodriguez-Caballero, G., and Roldan, A. 2017. Spatial shifts in soil microbial activity and degradation of pasture cover caused by prolonged exposure to cement dust. Land Degradation and Development. 28: 1329-1335. doi: 10.1002/ldr.2564.
  5. Hernandez-Hernandez, R.M., Roldan, A., Caravaca, F., Rodriguez-Caballero, G., Torres, M.P., Maestre, F.T., and Alguacil, M.M. 2017. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal assemblages in biological crusts from a Neotropical savanna are not related to the dominant perennial Trachypogon. Science of the Total Environment. 575: 1203-1210. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.190.
  6. Arias-Trinidad, A., Rivera-Cruz, M., Roldan, A., Aceves, L. A., Quintero, R., and Hernandez, J. 2017. Uso de Leersia hexandra (Poaceae) en la fitorremediacion de suelos contaminados con petroleo fresco e intemperizado. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 65(1): 21-30.
  7. 2016

  8. Prieto, I., Roldan, A., Huygens, D., Alguacil, M. M., Navarro-Cano, J.A., Querejeta, J.I. 2016. Species-specific roles of ectomycorrhizal fungi in facilitating interplant transfer of hydraulically redistributed water between Pinus halepensis saplings and seedlings. Journal of Environmental Management. 406: 15-27. doi: 10.1007/s11104-016-2860-y.
  9. Kohler, J., Caravaca, F., Azcon, R., Diaz, G., and Roldan, A. 2016. Suitability of the microbial community composition and function in a semiarid mine soil for assessing phytomanagement practices based on mycorrhizal inoculation and amendment addition. Journal of Environmental Management. 169: 236-246. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.12.037.
  10. Garcia-Orenes, F., Roldan, A., Morugan-Coronado, A., Linares, C., Cerda, A., and Caravana, F. 2016. Organic fertilization in traditional mediterranean grapevine orchards mediates changes in soil microbial community structure and enhances soil fertility. Land Degradation and Development. 27: 1622-1628. doi: 10.1002/ldr.2496.
  11. Armada, E., Lopez-Castillo, O., Roldan, A., and Azcon, R. 2016. Potential of mycorrhizal inocula to improve growth, nutrition and enzymatic activities in Retama sphaerocarpa compared with chemical fertilization under drought conditions. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 16(2): 380-399. ISSN 0718-9516.
  12. Armada, E., Probanza, A., Roldan, A. and Azcon, R. 2016. Native plant growth promoting bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis and mixed or individual mycorrhizal species improved drought tolerance and oxidative metabolism in Lavandula dentata plants. Journal of Plant Physiology. 192: 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.11.007.
  13. Alguacil, M. M., Torres, P. M., Montesinos-Navarro, A., and Roldan, A. 2016. Soil Characteristics driving arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in semiarid mediterranean soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82: 3348-3356. doi: 10.1128/AEM.03982-15.
  14. 2015

  15. Armada, E., Barea, J. M., Castillo, P., Roldan, A., and Azcon, R. 2015. Characterization and management of autochthonous bacterial strainsfrom semiarid soils of Spain and their interactions with fermented agrowastes to improve drought tolerance in native shrub species. Applied Soil Ecology. 96: 306-318. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.08.008.
  16. Ortiz, N., Armada, E., Duque, E., Roldan, A., and Azcon, R. 2015. Contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and/or bacteria to enhancing plant drought tolerance under natural soil conditions: Effectiveness of autochthonous or allochthonous strains. Journal of Plant Physiology. 174: 87-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2014.08.019.
  17. Alguacil, M. M., Torrecillas, E., Lozano, Z. and Roldan, A. 2015. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities in a coral cay system (Morrocoy, Venezuela) and their relationships with environmental variables. Science of the Total Environment. 505: 805-813 doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.030.
  18. Garcia-Orenes, F., Caravaca, F., Morugan-Cornado, A. and Roldan, A. 2015. Prolonged irrigation with municipal wastewater promotes a persistent and active soil microbial community in a semiarid agroecosystem. Agricultural Water Management. 149: 115-122. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2014.10.030.
  19. Kohler, J., Caravaca, f., Azcon, R., Diaz, G. and Roldan, A. 2015. The combination of compost addition and arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation produced positive and synergistic effects on the phytomanagement of a semiarid mine tailing. Science of the Total Environment. 514: 42-48. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.01.085.
  20. 2014

  21. Schoebitz, M. Mengual, C.M., Roldan, A. 2014. Combined effects of clay immobilized Azospirillum brasilense and Pantoea dispersa and organic olive residue on plant performance and soil properties in the revegetation of a semiarid area. Science of the Total Environment. 466: 67-73.
  22. Alguacil, M.M. Torrecillas, E., Zenaida Lozano, Z., Torres, M.P. and Roldan, A. 2014. Prunus persica crop management differentially promotes arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity in a tropical agro-ecosystem. PLOS ONE. 9:2 e88454.
  23. Mengual, C.M., Schoebitz, M., Azcon, R. and Roldan, A. 2014. Microbial inoculants and organic amendment improves plant establishment and soil rehabilitation under semiarid conditions. Journal of Environmental Management. 134: 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.01.008.
  24. Armada, E., Roldan, A. and Azcon, R. 2014. Differential activity of autochthonous bacteria in controlling drought stress in native lavandula and salvia plants species under drought conditions in natural arid soil. Microbial Ecology. 67: 410-420. doi: 10.1007/s00248-013-0326-9..
  25. Curaqueo, G., Schoebitz, M., Borie, F., Caravaca, F. and Roldan, A. 2014. Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and addition of composted olive-mill waste enhance plant establishment and soil properties in the regeneration of a heavy metal-polluted environment. Environmental Science and Polution Research. 21: 7403-7412. doi: 10.1007/s11356-014-2696-z.
  26. Alguacil, M. M., Torrecillas, E., Garcia-Orenes, F. and Roldan, A. 2014. Changes in the composition and diversity of AMF communities mediated by management practices in a Mediterranean soil are related with increases in soil biological activity. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 76: 34-44. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.05.002.
  27. Torrecillas, E., Alguacil, M.M., Roldan, A., Diaz, G., Montesinos-Navarro, A. and Torres, M.P. 2014. Modularity reveals a tendency of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to interact differently with generalist and specialist plant species in gypsum soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 80: 5455-5466.
  28. Armada, E., Portela, G., Roldan, A. and Azcon, R. 2014. Combined use of beneficial soil microorganism and agrowaste residue to cope with plant water limitation under semiarid conditions. Geoderma. 232-234: 640-648.
  29. Mengual, C.M., Roldan, A., Caravaca, F. and Schoebitz, M. 2014. Advantages of inoculation with immobilized rhizobacteria versus amendment with olive-mill waste in the afforestation of a semiarid area with Pinus halepensis Mill. Ecological Engineering. 73: 1-8 doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.09.007.
  30. Kohler, J., Caravaca, F. Azcon, R., Diaz, G. and Roldan, A. 2014. Selection of plant species-organic amendment combinations to assure plant establishment and soil microbial function recovery in the phytostabilization of a metal-contaminated soil. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution,. 2255 :1930.
  31. 2013

  32. Schoebitz, M., Lopez, M.D. and Roldan, A. 2013. Bioencapsulation of microbial inoculants for better soil-plant fertilization. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 334: 751-765. doi: 10.1007/s13593-013-0142-0..
  33. Torrecillas, E., Torres, M.P, Alguacil, M.M., Querejeta, J.I. and Roldan, A. 2013. Influence of habitat and climate variables on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus community distribution, as revealed by a case study of facultative plant epiphytism under semiarid conditions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73: 7203-7209. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02466-13..
  34. 2012

  35. Fernandez, D., Roldan, A., Azcon, R., Caravaca, F., Baath, E., 2012. Effects of water stress, organic amendment and mycorrhizal inoculation on soil microbial community structure and activity during the establishment of two heavy metal-tolerant native plant species. Microbial Ecology. 63:794-803. doi: 10.1007/s00248-011-9972-y.
  36. Torrecillas, E., Alguacil, M.M. and Roldan, A. 2012. Differences in the AMF diversity in soil and roots between two annual and perennial gramineous plants co-ocurring in a Mediterranean semiarid degraded area. Plant and Soil. 354: 97-106. doi: 10.1007/s11104-011-1047-9.
  37. Alguacil, M.M., Torrecillas, E., Hernandez, G. and Roldan, A. 2012. Changes in the diversity of soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi after cultivation for biofuel production in a Guantanamo Cuba tropical system. PLOS ONE. 74: e34887 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034887..
  38. Alguacil, M.M., Torrecillas, E., Roldan, A., Diaz, G. and Torres, M.P. 2012. Perennial plant species from semiarid gypsum soils support higher AMF diversity in roots than the annual Bromus rubens. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 49: 132-138. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.02.024.
  39. Torrecillas, E., Alguacil, M. M. and Roldan, A. 2012. Host Preferences of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi colonizing annual herbaceous plant species in semiarid mediterranean prairies. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78: 6180-6186. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01287-12..
  40. Alburquerque, J. A., De La Fuente, C., Campoy, M., Carrasco, L., Najera, I., Baixauli, C., Caravaca , F., Roldan, A.,Cegarra, J. and Bernal, M. P. 2012. Agricultural use of digestate for horticultural crop production and improvement of soil properties. European Journal of Agronomy. 43: 119-128.
  41. Garcia-Orenes, F., Roldan, A., Mataix-Solera, J., Cerda, A., Campoy, M., Arcenegui, V., and Caravaca, F. 2012. Soil structural stability and erosion rates influenced by agricultural management practices in a semi-arid Mediterranean agro-ecosystem. Soil Use and Management. 28: 571-579.
  42. Alguacil, M.M., Garcia-Orenes, F., Torrecillas, E., Torres, M.P. and Roldan, A. 2012. Long-term effects of irrigation with waste water on soil AM fungi dDiversity and microbial activities: the implications for agro-ecosystem resilience. PLOS ONE. 710: e47680 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047680.
  43. 2011

  44. Alguacil, M.M., Torrecillas, E., Caravaca, F., Fernandez, D.A., Azcon, R., Roldan, A. 2011. The application of an organic amendment modifies the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities colonizing native seedlings grown in a heavy-metal-polluted soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43: 1498-1508. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.03.026..
  45. Carrasco, L., Azcon, R., Kohler, J., Roldan, A., Caravaca, F. 2011. Comparative effects of native filamentous and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the establishment of an autochthonous, leguminous shrub growing in a metal-contaminated soil. Science of the Total Environment. 409: 1205-1209. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.12.019..
  46. Martinez-Medina, A., Roldan, A. and Pascual, J. 2011. Interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Trichoderma harzianum under conventional and low input fertilization in melon crops: Growth response and Fusarium wilt biocontrol. Applied Soil Ecology. 47: 98-105.
  47. Martinez-Medina, A., Roldan, A., Albacete, A. Pascual, J. 2011. The interaction with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi or Trichoderma harzianum alters the shoot hormonal profile in melon plants. Phytochemistry. 72:223-229.
  48. Alguacil, M.M., Torres, M.P., Torrecillas, E., Roldan, A. 2011. Plant type differently promote the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi biodiversity in the rhizosphere after revegetation of a degraded, semiarid land. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43: 167-173.
  49. Alguacil, M.M., Torrecillas, E., Kohler, J. and Roldan, A. 2011. A molecular approach to ascertain the success of in situ inoculation with AM fungi in relation to the revegetation of a semiarid, degraded land. Science of the Total Environment. 409: 2874-2880. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.04.029.
  50. Alguacil, M. M., Torrecillas, E., Lozano, Z. and Roldan, A. 2011. Evidence of differences in the communities of AM fungi colonising galls and roots of Prunus persica infected by the root-knot nematode Meloydogine incognita. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77: 8656-8661.
  51. 2010

  52. Alguacil, M.M., Roldan, A., Salinas-Garcia, J.R. and Querejeta, J.I. 2010. No tillage affects the phosphorus status, isotopic composition and crop yield of Phaseolus vulgaris in a rainfed farming system. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture .91: 268-272.
  53. Azcon, R., Peralvarez, M.C., Roldan, A., Barea, J.M. 2010. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Bacillus cereus and Candida parapsilosis from a multicontaminated soil alleviate metal toxicity in plants. Microbial Ecology. 59: 668-677..
  54. Medina, A. Roldan, A., Azcon, R. 2010. The effectiveness of arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi and Aspergillus niger or Phanerochaete chrysosporium treated organic amendments from olive residues upon plant growth in a semi-arid degraded soil. Journal of Environmental Management. 91: 2547-2553. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.008..
  55. Kohler, J., Caravaca, F. and Roldan, A. 2010. An AM fungus and a PGPR intensify the adverse effects of salinity on the stability of rhizosphere soil aggregates of Lactuca sativa. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 42: 429-434.
  56. Martinez-Medina, A. Pascual, J., Perez-Alfocea, F., Albacete, A. and Roldan, A. 2010. Trichoderma harzianum and Glomus intraradices modify the hormone disruption induced by Fusarium oxysporum in melon plants. Phytopathology. 100: 682-688.
  57. Alguacil, M.M., Lozano, Z., Campoy, M. and Roldan, A. 2010. Phosphorus fertilisation management modifies the biodiversity of AM fungi in a tropical savanna forage system. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 42: 1114-1122.
  58. Carrasco, L., Gattinger, A., Fliebbach, A., Roldan, A., Scholter, M. and Caravaca, F. 2010. Estimation by PLFA of microbial community structure associated with the rhizosphere of Lygeum spartum and Piptatherum miliaceum growing in semiarid mine tailings. Microbial Ecology. 60: 265-271.
  59. Garcia-Orenes, F., Guerrero, C., Roldan, A., Mataix-Solera, J., Cerda, A., Campoy, M., Zornoza, R., Barcenas, G. and Caravaca, F. 2010. Soil microbial biomass and activity under different agricultural management systems in a semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystem. Soil Tillage Research. 109: 110-115.
  60. Kohler, J., Knapp, B.A., Waldhuber, S., Caravaca, F., Roldan, A. and Insam, H. 2010. Effects of elevated CO2, water stress and inoculation with Glomus intraradices or Pseudomonas mendocina on lettuce dry matter and rhizosphere microbial and functional diversity under growth chamber conditions. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 10: 1585-1597.
  61. 2009

  62. Azcon, R., Medina, A., Roldan, A., Biro, B., Vivas, A. 2009. Significance of treated agrowaste residue and autochthonous inoculates (Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Bacillus cereus) on bacterial community structure and phytoextraction to remediate soils contaminated with heavy metals. Chemosphere. 75: 327-334. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.12.029.
  63. Azcon, R., Peralvarez, M.C., Biro, B., Roldan, A., Ruiz-Lozano, J.M. 2009. Antioxidant activities and metals acquisition in mycorrhizal plants growing in a heavy-metal multicontaminated soil amended with treated lignocellulosic agrowaste. Applied Soil Ecology. 41: 168-177 doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.10.008.
  64. Carrasco, L., Caravaca, F., Azcon, R., Roldan, A. 2009. Soil acidity determines the effectiveness of an organic amendment and a native bacterium for increasing soil stabilisation in semiarid mine tailings. Chemosphere. 74: 239-244. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.09.035.
  65. Carrasco, L., Caravaca, F., Azcon, R., Kohler, J., Roldan, A. 2009. Addition of microbially treated sugar beet residue and a native bacterium increases structural stability in heavy metal-contaminated Mediterranean soils. Science of the Total Environment. 407: 5448-5454. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.06.021.
  66. Alguacil, M.M., Roldan, A. and Torres, P. 2009. Complexity of semiarid Gypsophilous shrub communities mediates the AMF biodiversity at the plant species level. Microbial Ecology. 57: 718-727.
  67. Martinez-Medina, A., Roldan, A., and Pascual, J. A. 2009. Performance of a Trichoderma harzianum bentonite-vermiculite formulation against Fusarium wilt in seedling nursery melon plants. HortScience. 44: 2025-2027.
  68. Kohler, J., Hernandez, J.A., Caravaca, F. and Roldan, A. 2009. Induction of antioxidant enzymes is involved in the greater effectiveness of a PGPR versus AM fungi with respect to increasing the tolerance of lettuce to severe salt stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 65: 245-252.
  69. Alguacil, M.M., Diaz-Pereira, E., Caravaca, F., Fernandez, D. A. and Roldan, A 2009. Increased diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a long-term field experiment via application of organic amendments to a semiarid degraded soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75: 4254-4263.
  70. Kohler, J., Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M.M. and Roldan, A. 2009. Elevated CO2 increases the effect of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and a plant-growth-promoting rizobacterium on structural stability of a semiarid agricultural soil under drought conditions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 41: 1710-1716.
  71. Alguacil, M. M., Roldan, A., and Torres, M. P. 2009. Assessing the diversity of AM fungi in arid gypsophilous plant communities. Environmental Microbiology. 11: 2649-2659.
  72. Kohler, J., Caravaca, F. and Roldan, A. 2009. Effect of drought on the stability of rhizosphere soil aggregates of Lactuca sativa in a degraded soil inoculated with PGPR and AM fungi. Applied Soil Ecology. 42: 160-165.
  73. Alguacil, M.M., Kohler, J., Caravaca, F. and Roldan, A. 2009. Differential effects of Pseudomonas mendocina and Glomus intraradices on lettuce plants physiological response and aquaporin PIP2 gene expression under elevated atmospheric CO2 and drought. Microbial Ecology. 58:942-951..
  74. Martinez-Medina, A., Pascual, J. A., Lloret, E., and Roldan, A. 2009. Interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Trichoderma harzianum and their effects on Fusarium wilt in melon plants grown in seedling nurseries. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture .89: 1843-1850.
  75. 2008

  76. Alguacil, M.M., Caravaca, F., Azcon, R., Roldan, A. 2008. Changes in biological activity of a degraded Mediterranean soil after using microbially-treated dry olive cake as a biosolid amendment and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. European Journal of Soil Biology. 44: 347-354.
  77. Roldan, A., Diaz-Vivancos, P., Hernandez, J. A., Carrasco, L. and Caravaca, F. 2008. Changes in superoxide dismutase and total peroxidase activities during drought-recovery of mycorrhizal shrub seedlings. Journal of Plant Physiology. 165: 715-722.
  78. Kohler, J., Tortosa, G., Cegarra, J. Caravaca, F. and Roldan A. 2008. Impact of DOM from composted "alperujo" on soil structure, AM fungi, microbial activity and growth of Medicago sativa. Waste Management. 28: 1423-1431..
  79. Alguacil, M.M., Lumini, E., Roldan, A., Salinas-Garcia, J.R., Bianciotto, V. And Bonfante, P. 2008. The Impact of tillage practices on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal diversity in subtropical crops. Ecological Applications. 18: 527-536.
  80. Kohler, J., Hernandez, J.A., Caravaca, F. and Roldan, A. 2008. PGPR and AM fungi modifies alleviation biochemical mechanisms in water-stressed plants. Functional Plant Biology. 35: 141-151.
  81. Rivera-Cruz, M.C., Trujillo Narcia, A., Cordova Ballona, G., Kohler, J., Caravaca, F., Roldan, A. 2008. Poultry manure and banana waste are effective biofertilizer carriers for promoting plant growth and soil sustainability in banana crops. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40: 3092-3095.
  82. 2007

  83. Roldan, A., Salinas-Garcia, J.R., Alguacil, M.M. and Caravaca, F. 2007. Evaluation of changes in soil sustainability indicators following conservation tillage practices under subtropical maize and bean crops. Soil Tillage Research. 93: 273-282.
  84. Querejeta, J. I., Allen, M. F., Alguacil, M. M., and Roldan, A. 2007. Plant isotopic composition provides insight into mechanisms underlying growth stimulation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Functional Plant Biology. 34: 683-691..
  85. Garcia-Orenes, F., Roldan, A., Guerrero, C., Mataix-Solera, J., Navarro-Pedreno, J., Gomez, I. and Mataix-Beneyto, J. 2007. Effect of irrigation on the survival of total coliforms in three semiarid soils after amendment with sewage sludge. Waste Management. 27: 1815-1819.
  86. Kohler, J., Caravaca, F., Carrasco, L. and Roldan, A 2007. Interactions between a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium, an AM fungus and a phosphate-solubilizing fungus in the rhizosphere of Lactuca sativa. Applied Soil Ecology. 35: 480-487.
  87. 2006

  88. Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M.M., Azcon, R., Roldan, A. 2006. Formation of stable aggregates in rhizosphere soil of Juniperus oxycedrus: Effects of AM fungi and organic amendments. Applied Soil Ecology. 33: 30-38.
  89. Querejeta, J. I., MF Allen, F Caravaca, and A Roldan 2006. Differential modulation of host plant δ13C and δ18O by native and non-native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a semiarid environment. New Phytologist. 169:379-387.
  90. Alguacil, M.M., Caravaca, F., Diaz-Vivancos, P., Hernandez, J.A. and Roldan, A. 2006. Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizae and induced drought stress on antioxidant enzyme and nitrate reductase activities in Juniperus oxycedrus L. growing in a composted sewage sludge-amended semi-arid soil. Plant and Soil. 279: 209-218.
  91. Caravaca, F., Tortosa, G., Carrasco, L., Cegarra, J. and Roldan, A. 2006. Interaction between AM fungi and a liquid organic amendment with respect to enhancement of the performance of the leguminous shrub Retama sphaerocarpa. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 43: 30-38.
  92. Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M.M., Diaz, G., Marin, P. and Roldan, A. 2006. Growth and nitrate reductase activity in Juniperus oxycedrus subjected to organic amendments and inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizae. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 169:501-505..
  93. Carrasco, L., Caravaca, F., Alvarez-Rogel, J. and Roldan, A. 2006. Microbial processess in the rhizosphere soil of a heavy metals contaminated Mediterranean salt marsh: a facilitating role of AM fungi. Chemosphere. 64: 104-111.
  94. Roldan, A., Carrasco, L. and Caravaca, F. 2006. Stability of desiccated rhizosphere soil aggregates of mycorrhizal Junyperus oxycedrus grown in a desertified soil amended with a composted organic residue. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 38: 2722-2730.
  95. Kohler, J., Caravaca, F., Carrasco, L., and Roldan, A. 2006. Contribution of Pseudomonas mendocina and Glomus intraradices to aggregates stabilisation and promotion of biological properties in rhizosphere soil of lettuce plants under field conditions. Soil Use and Management. 22: 298-304..
  96. 2005

  97. Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M.M., Barea, J.M., Roldan, A. 2005. Survival of inocula and native AM fungi species associated with shrubs in a degraded Mediterranean ecosystem. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 37: 227-233.
  98. Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M.M., Azcon, R., Parlade, J., Torres, P., Roldan, A. 2005. Establishment of two ectomycorrhizal shrub species in a semiarid site after in situ amendment with sugar beet, rock phosphate and Aspergillus niger. Microbial Ecology. 49: 73-82.
  99. Garcia, C., Roldan, A. and Hernandez, T. 2005. Ability of different plant species to promote microbiological processes in semiarid soil. Geoderma. 124: 193-202.
  100. Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M. M., Torres, P., and Roldan, A. 2005. Plant type mediates rhizospheric microbial activities and soil aggregation in a semiarid Mediterranean salt marsh. Geoderma. 124: 375-382.
  101. Alguacil, M.M., Caravaca, F. and Roldan, A. 2005. Changes in rhizosphere microbial activity mediated by native or allochtonous AM fungi in the reafforestation of a Mediterranean degraded site. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 41: 59-68.
  102. Caravaca; F., Alguacil, M.M., Diaz, G., Marin, P., and Roldan, A. 2005. Nutrient acquisition and nitrate reductase activity of mycorrhizal Retama sphaerocarpa L. seedlings afforested in an amended soil under two water regimes. Soil Use and Management. 21: 10-16.
  103. Caravaca, F., Pera, A., Masciandaro, G., Ceccanti, B., and Roldan, A. 2005. A microcosm approach to assessing the effects of earthworm inoculation and oat cover cropping on CO2 fluxes and biological properties in an amended semiarid soil. Chemosphere. 59: 1625-1631.
  104. Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M. M., Hernandez, J. A. and Roldan, A 2005. Involvement of antioxidant enzymes and nitrate reductase activities during water stress and recovery of mycorrhizal Myrtus communis and Phillyrea angustifolia plants. Plant Science. 169: 191-197.
  105. Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M. M., Torres, P. and Roldan, A 2005. Microbial activities and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonisation in the rhizosphere of the salt marsh plant Inula crithmoides L. along a spatial salinity gradient. Wetlands. 25: 350-355.
  106. Roldan, A., Salinas-Garcia, J.R., Alguacil, M.M., Diaz, E., Caravaca, F. 2005. Soil enzyme activities suggest advantages of conservation tillage practices in sorghum cultivation under subtropical conditions. Geoderma. 129: 178-185.
  107. Izquierdo, I., Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M.M., Hernandez, G. and Roldan, A. 2005. Use of microbiological indicators for evaluating success in soil restoration after revegetation of a mining area under subtropical conditions. Applied Soil Ecology. 30: 3-10.
  108. Roldan, A., Salinas-Garcia, J.R., Alguacil, M.M., Caravaca, F. 2005. Changes in soil enzyme activity, fertility, aggregation and C sequestration mediated by conservation tillage practices and water regime in a degraded maize field. Applied Soil Ecology. 30: 11-20.
  109. 2004

  110. Caravaca, F., Figueroa, D., Barea, J.M., Azcon-Aguilar, C., Roldan, A. 2004. Effect of mycorrhizal inoculation on nutrient acquisition, gas exchange and nitrate reductase activity of two Mediterranean-autochthonous shrub species under droungh stress. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 27: 57-74..
  111. Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M.M., Vassileva, M , Diaz, G. and Roldan, A 2004. AM fungi inoculation and addition of microbially treated dry olive cake enhanced afforestation of a desertified mediterranean site. Land Degradation and Development. 15: 153-161.
  112. Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M.M., Azcon, R., Diaz, G., Roldan, A. 2004. Comparing the effectiveness of mycorrhizal inoculation and amendment with sugar beet, rock phosphate and Aspergillus niger to enhance field performance of the leguminous shrub Dorycnium pentaphyllum L. Applied Soil Ecology. 25: 169-180.
  113. Medina, A., Vassileva, M., Caravaca, F., Roldan, A., Azcon, R. 2004. Improvement of soil characteristics and growth of Dorycnium pentaphyllum by amendment with agrowastes and inoculation with AM fungi and/or the yeast Yarowia lipolytica. Chemosphere. 56: 449-456.
  114. Medina, A., Vassilev, N., Alguacil, M.M., Roldan, A., Azcon, R. 2004. Increased plant growth, nutrient uptake and soil enzymatic activities in a desertified Mediterranean soil amended with treated residues and inoculated with native AM fungi and a plant growth-promoting yeast. Soil Science. 169: 260-270.
  115. Alguacil, M.M., Caravaca; F., Diaz, G., Marin, P. and Roldan, A 2004. Establishment of Retama sphaerocarpa L. seedlings on a degraded semiarid soil as influenced by mycorrhizal inoculation and sewage sludge amendment. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 167: 637-644.
  116. 2003

  117. Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M. M., Figueroa, D., Barea, J. M., Roldan, A. 2003. Re-establishment of Retama sphaerocarpa as a target species for reclamation of soil physical and biological properties in a semiarid mediterranean area. Forest Ecology and Management. 182: 49-58..
  118. Caravaca, F., Barea, J. M., Palenzuela, J., Figueroa, D., Alguacil, M. M., Roldan, A. 2003. Establishment of shrub species in a degraded semiarid site after inoculation with native or allochthonous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Applied Soil Ecology. 22: 103-111.
  119. Caravaca, F., Diaz, E., Barea, J. M., Azcon-Aguilar, C., Roldan, A. 2003. Photosynthetic and transpiration rates of Olea europaea subsp. sylvestris and Rhamnus lycioides as affected by water deficit and mycorrhiza. Biologia Plantarum. 46: 637-639.
  120. Caravaca, F., Figueroa, D., Azcon-Aguilar, C., Barea, J. M., Roldan, A. 2003. Medium-term effects of mycorrhizal inoculation and composted municipal waste addition on the establishment of two Mediterranean shrub species under semiarid field conditions. Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment. 97: 95-105..
  121. Caravaca, F., Figueroa, D., Barea, J. M., Azcon-Aguilar, C., Palenzuela, E. J., Roldan, A. 2003. The role of relict vegetation in maintaining physical, chemical, and biological properties in an abandoned Stipa-grass agroecosystem. Arid Land Research and Management. 17: 103-111..
  122. Querejeta, J. I., Barea, J. M., Allen, M. F., Caravaca, F., Roldan, A. 2003. Differential response of d13C and water use efficiency to arbuscular mycorrhizal infection in two arid land woody plant species. Oecologia. 135: 510-515.
  123. Azcon-Aguilar, C., Palenzuela, J., Roldan, A., Bautista, S., Vallejo, R. and Barea, J. M. 2003. Analysis of the mycorrhizal potential in the rizosphere of representative plant species from desertification-threatened Mediterranean shrublands. Applied Soil Ecolgy. 22: 29-37.
  124. Caravaca, F Azcon-Aguilar, C., Figueroa, D. and Roldan, A 2003. Alteration in rizosphere soil properties of afforested Rhamnus lycioides seedlings in short-term response to mycorrhization with Glomus intraradices and organic amendment. Environmental Management. 31: 412-420..
  125. Caravaca, F. and Roldan, A. 2003. Effect of Eisenia foetida earthworms on mineralization kinetics, microbial biomass, enzyme activities, respiration and labile C fractions of three soils treated with a composted organic residue. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 38: 45-51
  126. Roldan, A., Caravaca, F., Hernandez, M. T., Garcia, C., Sanchez-Brito, C. Velasquez, M. and Tiscareno, M. 2003. No-tillage, crop residue additions, and legume cover cropping effects on soil quality characteristics under maize in Patzcuaro watershed Mexico. Soil Tillage Research. 72:65-73.
  127. Caravaca, F., Figueroa, D., Alguacil, M.M. and Roldan, A. 2003. Application of composted urban refuse enhance the performance of afforested shruby species in a degraded semiarid land. Bioresource Technology. 90: 65-70.
  128. Alguacil, M.M., Hernandez, J.A., Caravaca, F., Portillo, B. and Roldan, A. 2003. Antioxidant enzyme activities in shoots from three mycorrhizal shrub species afforested in a degraded semi-arid soil. Physiologia Plantarum. 118: 562-570.
  129. Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M., Diaz, G. and Roldan, A. 2003. Use of nitrate reductase activity for assessing the effectiveness of mycorrhizal symbiosis in Dorycnium pentaphyllum under induced water deficit. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 34: 2291-2302.
  130. Caravaca, F. and Roldan, A. 2003. Assessing changes in physical and biological properties in a soil contaminated by oil sludges under semiarid mediterranean conditions. Geoderma. 117:53-61.
  131. Alguacil, M. M., Caravaca, F., Azcon, R., Pera, J., Diaz, G., Roldan, A. 2003. Improvements in soil quality and performance of mycorrhizal Cistus albidus L. seedlings resulting from addition of microbially treated sugar beet residue to a degraded semiarid Mediterranean soil. Soil Use and Management. 19: 277-283.
  132. Caravaca, F., Diaz, E., Alguacil, M.M. and Roldan, A. 2003. Photosynthetic and stomatal responses of mycorrhizal Pistacia lentiscus and Retama sphaerocarpa seedlings to water deficit. Agrochimica. 47:188-194.
  133. Izquierdo, I., Caravaca, F., Alguacil, M.M. and Roldan, A. 2003. Changes in physical and biologcal soil quality indicators in a tropical crop system Havana, Cuba in response to different agroecological management practices. Environmental Management. 32: 639-645.
  134. 2002

  135. Caravaca, F., Barea, J. M., Figueroa, D., Roldan, A. 2002. Assessing the effectiveness of mycorrhizal inoculation and soil compost addition for enhancing reaforestation with Olea europaea subsp. sylvestris through changes in soil biological and physical parameters. Applied Soil Ecology. 20: 107-118.
  136. Caravaca, F., Barea, J.M.., Roldan, A. 2002. Synergistic influence of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and organic amendment on Pistacia lentiscus L. seedlings afforested in a degraded semiarid soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 34: 1139-1145.
  137. Palenzuela, J., Azcon-Aguilar, C., Figueroa, D., Caravaca, F., Roldan, A., Barea, J. M. 2002. Effects of mycorrhizal inoculation of shrubs from Mediterranean ecosystems and composted residue application on transplant performance and mycorrhizal developments in a desertified soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 36: 170-175.
  138. Garcia, C., Hernandez, T., Roldan, A. and Martin, A. 2002. Effect of plant cover decline on chemical and microbiological parameters under Mediterranean climate. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 34: 635-642..
  139. Caravaca, F., Garcia, C., M.Hernandez, T. and Roldan, A. 2002. Aggregates stability changes after organic amendment addition and mycorrhizal inoculation in the afforestation of a semi-arid site with Pinus halepensis. Applied Soil Ecology. 19: 199-208..
  140. Caravaca, F., Hernandez, T., Garcia, C., Roldan, A 2002. Improvement of rhizosphere aggregates stability in afforested semi-arid plant species subjected to mycorrhization and compost addition. Geoderma. 108: 133-144..
  141. 2001

  142. Querejeta, J., Roldan, A., Albaladejo, J.and Castillo, V. 2001. Soil water availability improved by site preparation in a Pinus halepensis afforestation under semiarid climate. Forest Ecology and Management. 149:115-128.
  143. 2000

  144. Garcia, C., Hernandez, T., Roldan, A., Albaladejo, J. and Castillo, V. 2000. Organic amendment and mycorrhizal inoculation as a practice in afforestation of soil with Pinus halepensis Miller: effect on their microbial activity. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 32:1173-1181..
  145. Querejeta, J., Albaladejo, J., and Castillo, V. 2000. Soil physical properties and moisture content affected by site preparation in the afforestation of a semiarid rangeland. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 64: 2087-2096..
  146. Diaz, E. and Roldan, A. 2000. Effects of reafforestation techniques on the nutrient content, photosynthetic rate and stomatal conductance of Pinus halepensis Miller seedlings under semiarid conditions. Land Degradation and Development. 11:475-486..
  147. 1998

  148. Albaladejo, J., Marinez-Mena, M., Roldan, A. and Castillo, V. 1998. Soil degradation and desertification induced by vegetation removal in a semiarid environment. Soil Use and Management. 14: 1-6.
  149. Querejeta, I., Roldan, A., Albaladejo, J. and Castillo, V. 1998. The role of mycorrhizae, site preparation and organic amendment in the afforestation of a semiarid Mediterranean site with Pinus halepensis. Forest Science. 43:203-211..
  150. Garcia, C., Hernandez, T., Albaladejo, J., Castillo, V. and Roldan, A. 1998. Revegetation of semiarid zones: influence of soil treatment on the microbial activity in a semiarid Mediterranean site. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 62: 670-676.
  151. 1997

  152. Garcia, C., Roldan, A. and Hernandez, T. 1997. Changes in microbial activities after abandonment of cultivation in a semiarid mediterranean environment. Journal of Environmental Quality. 26:285-291.
  153. Diaz, E., Roldan, A., Castillo, V. and Albaladejo, J. 1997. Plant colonization and biomass production in a Xeric Torriorthent amended with urban refuse. Land Degradation and Development. 8:245-255.
  154. Roldan, A., Garcia, C. and Albaladejo, J. 1997. AM fungal abundance and activity in a chronosequence of abandoned fields in a semiarid Mediterranean site. Arid Land Research and Management. 11:211-220.
  155. Garcia, C., Hernandez, T., Roldan, A. and Albaladejo, J. 1997. Biological and biochemical quality of a semiarid soil after induced devegetation. Journal of Environmental Quality. 26: 1116-1122..
  156. 1996

  157. Thornes, J. B., Shao, X., Diaz, E., Roldan, A., McMahon, M. and Hawkes, J.C. 1996. . Testing the MEDALUS hillslope model. Catena. 26: 137-160..
  158. Roldan, A., Thornes, J. B. and Albaladejo, J. 1996. . Aggregate stability changes in a semiarid soil after tretment with different organic amendments. Arid Land Research and Management. 10: 139-148..
  159. Roldan, A., Querejeta, I., Albaladejo, J. and Castillo, V. 1996. Survival and growth of Pinus halepensis Miller in a semiarid environment after forest soil transfer, terracing and organic amendments. Annales des Sciences Forestieres. 53: 1099-1112..
  160. Roldan, A., Querejeta, I., Albaladejo, J. and Castillo, V. 1996. . Growth response of Pinus halepensis Mill. to inoculation with Pisolithus arhizus in a terraced rangeland amended with urban refuse. Plant and Soil., 179: 35-43..
  161. 1995

  162. Lansac, A. R. Roldan, A. and Martin, A. 1995. . Mycorrhizal colonization and drought interactions of mediterranean shrubs under greenhouse conditions. Arid Land Research and Management. 9: 167-175..
  163. Torres, P., Roldan, A., Lansac, A. R. and Martin, A. 1995. . Ectomycorrhizal formation between Cistus ladanifer and Laccaria laccata. Nova Hedwigia. 60: 311-315.
  164. 1994

  165. Roldan, A. and Albaladejo, J. 1994. . Effect of mycorrhizal inoculation and soil restoration on the growth of Pinus halepensis in a semiarid soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils.. 18: 143-149..
  166. Roldan, A., Garcia-Orenes, F. and Albaladejo, J. 1994. . Microbial populations in the rhizosphere of Brachypodium retusum and their relationship with stable aggregates in a semiarid soil of southeast Spain. Arid Land Research and Management. 8: 105-114..
  167. Roldan, A., Garcia-Orenes, F. and Lax, A. 1994. . An incubation experiment to determine factors involving aggregation changes in an arid soil receiving urban refuse. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 26: 1699-1707..
  168. 1993

  169. Roldan, A. and Albaladejo, J. 1993. Vesicular-Arbuscular mycorrhiza. (VAM) fungal populations in a xeric Torriorthent receiving urban refuse. Soil Biology and Biochemistry.. 25: 451-456
  170. 1992

  171. Roldan, A. Diaz, G. and Albaladejo, J. 1992. Effect of VAM fungi on growth and phosporus uptake of two Hedysarum species in a xeric Torriorthent soil from S.E. Spain. Arid Land Research and Management. 6: 33-39..
  172. Diaz, G. Roldan, A. and Albaladejo, J. 1992. Influencia del tipo de suelo sobre las pautas de colonizacion y eficiencia en la simbiosis micorricica de seis especies de Glomus. Cryptogamie-Mycologie. 13: 47-56..

Chapters in books

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    1997

  1. Lax, A., Roldan, A., Caravaca, F. and Garcia-Orenes, F. 1997. Relationships between aggregate improvement, microbiological activity and organo-mineral complex formation in soils from semiarid areas. In: Recent Research Developments in Soil Biology and Biochemistry. Pandalai, S. ed. pp.77-92.
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