Record ID No. |
3607 |
Author(s) |
Karagiannidis, N., Thomidis, T., Panou-Filotheou, E., Karagiannidou, C. , 2012 |
Affiliation |
Alexander Technological Education Institute of Thessaloniki, Department of Crop Production, 57400, Sindos Macedonia, Greece, Email: thomi-1@otenet.gr |
Title |
Response of three mint and two oregano species to Glomus etunicatum inoculation |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Australian Journal of Crop Science, 6 (1): 164-169p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Mycorrhizal efficiency |
Host |
Oreganum vulgare, O. onites, Mentha viridis, M. spicata, M. piperata |
Organism |
Glomus etunicatum |
Country |
Greece, Europe |
Abstracts |
The effect of Glomus etunicatum on root colonization, growth, essential oil content and composition and nutrient acquisition of Oreganum vulgare, O. onites, Mentha viridis, M. spicata and M. piperata was investigated. The results showed that inoculated plants had significantly higher shoot and root dry weight, nutrient concentration and total essential oil production compared to noninoculated plants. The Oreganum species showed significant higher percentages of colonization than Mentha species. Analysis of essential oil by GC and GC/MS showed that the effect of G. etunicatum on the main volatile compounds in leaf essential oils was different on the plant species tested. These results suggest that the use of G. etunicatum may enhance plant growth in low fertility soils, reduce fertilizer inputs and increase aromatic plant production of essential oils, while they indicate that it may be possible to use mycorrhizae to affect the quality of the essential oil produced. |