What benefits of Claroideoglomus etunicatum have been cited in the scientific literature?
Claroideoglomus etunicatum — formerly classified as Glomus etunicatum and also listed as Entrophospora etunicata — carries eight peer-reviewed benefit citations across multiple host crops and stress conditions. These are literature findings, not approved label claims or regulatory endorsements; they form the documented research basis for Claroideoglomus etunicatum potential claims.
Glomus etunicatum has also been studied in arsenic-contaminated soil: research reports increased biomass in both maize and the hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata, with divergent root-to-shoot transport effects — reduced in maize, enhanced in P. vittata — cited as relevant to phytoremediation efficiency. In Ageratina adenophora, the literature documents aboveground biomass increases of 35–68% and elevated jasmonic acid and secondary metabolites linked to defense against the specialist herbivore Procecidochares utilis. Rhizosphere enrichment of C. etunicatum in peanut was associated in published research with improved drought resistance.
1AAPFCO-accepted claims
Listing details- Beneficial to plants and/or soils.
Accepted wording, shown verbatim · source: AAPFCO Plant Biostimulant list
2Potential claims from the literature
Reported to form stable symbiotic relationships with tobacco and enhance activities of SOD, POD, PPO, and PAL in tobacco leaves, increase chlorophyll content, IAA content, CTK content, soluble sugars, and proline levels while reducing malondialdehyde content
Reported to increase biomass of maize and Pteris vittata grown in arsenic-contaminated soil
Reported to significantly reduce accumulation of arsenic and the coefficient for root-shoot transport of arsenic in maize, while enhancing arsenic accumulation and root-shoot transport in P. vittata, suggesting a role in improving phytoremediation efficiency of arsenic-contaminated soil
Reported to significantly improve maize seedling growth, phosphorus uptake, and photosynthesis under lanthanum (rare earth element) stress
Reported to promote plant tolerance to lanthanum stress by regulating plant hormone signal transduction, photosynthesis, and glycerophospholipid metabolism pathways, and enhancing lanthanum transport and compartmentalization in vacuoles and vesicles
Reported to significantly enhance nutrient concentration and promote growth of Ageratina adenophora, with aboveground biomass increases of 35.48% (non-parasitism) and 68.03% (under herbivore parasitism) compared to control
Reported to increase protective enzyme activity, jasmonic acid concentration, and secondary metabolites in Ageratina adenophora, improving defense against the specialist herbivore Procecidochares utilis
Reported to enrich Claroideoglomus etunicatum in the peanut rhizosphere, thereby improving drought resistance of peanut plants
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