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Growth response of the saltbush Atriplex nummularia L. to inoculation with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices

Robin DuponnoisChristian Plenchette

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[SDE] Environmental Sciences0106 biological sciencesHypha[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]Fungus01 natural sciencesAtriplex nummulariaGlomus intraradicesBotanyRevegetationCover cropChenopodiaceaeComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsEarth-Surface Processes2. Zero hungerEcologybiologyInoculationfungi04 agricultural and veterinary sciences15. Life on landbiology.organism_classification[SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio]ARROCHE[SDE]Environmental Sciences040103 agronomy & agriculture0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries010606 plant biology & botany

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Abstract Plantlets of Atriplex nummularia were inoculated with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Glomus intraradices in a pot experiment. Plants were grown in a low P soil. Highly significant growth response of a Chenopodiaceae was recorded for the first time. Mycorrhizal colonization of roots was well developed, internal hyphae and vesicles were observed, but not arbuscules. These observations suggest that arbuscules are not necessary to obtain significant growth stimulation from mycorrhizal inoculation. Atriplex nummularia is already used as forage crops, its high mycorrhizal dependency offers possibilities to develop this production and revegetation strategies.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2005-06-01Journal of Arid Environments
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.10.003