Record ID No. |
1199 |
Author(s) |
Abbaspour,H., Fallahyan,F., Fahimi,H , 2005 |
Affiliation |
Department of Biology, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Cheshmeali Ave., Damghan, Iran. |
Title |
Effects of endomycorrhizal fungi and salt stress on nutrient acquisition and growth of Pistacia vera L. |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Pakistan-Journal-of-Biological-Sciences. 8(7): 1006-1010p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Difficult sites |
Host |
Plants |
Organism |
Glomus etunicatum |
Country |
Iran, Asia |
Abstracts |
The effects of the inoculation of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) Glomus etunicatum on the growth and mineral uptake by P. vera grown under saline condition was studied. NaCl at 0 (control), 50 (low), 100 (medium) and 200 mM (high) was used to induce salinity stress. Plants were grown in a sterilized, low-P sandy soil in a greenhouse. Mycorrhizal colonization was higher in the control than in saline soil. The dry weight of shoots and roots, and leaf area of mycorrhiza-treated (M) plants were higher than those of non-mycorrhizal (NM) plants under both control and saline conditions. The contents of P, K, Cu and Zn were higher in M plants than in NM plants under the control, low and medium saline conditions. The concentration of Na in the shoots of M plants was lower than that in the shoots of NM grown under saline condition. Generally, the M plants showed greater tolerance of salinity than NM plants, and their growth was improved by AMF colonization. |