Recent studies by J. Rydlova and co-authors add new data to applied botany and food quality findings.

"Spoil banks generated during coal mining are Usually reclaimed by layering of fertile soil over original barren clay (co called indirect reclamation). This well-proven method is effective from the aspect of vegetation establishment and production, but it is very expensive," investigators in Pruhonice, Czech Republic report.

"Direct reclamation of spoil bank clay promises much cheaper approach, yet its success is uncertain and the process might be rather long-term. This two-year field study aimed to assess the effect of application of commercially produced inoculum of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) Symbivit (R) on growth of two plant species commonly used for …