Application of Native or Exotic Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Complexes and Monospecific Isolates from Saline Semi-Arid Mediterranean Ecosystems Improved <i>Phoenix dactylifera</i>’s Growth and Mitigated Salt Stress Negative Effects

The date, the palm tree (<i>Phoenix dactylifera</i> L.) is an important component of arid and semi-arid Mediterranean ecosystems, particularly in Morocco where it plays a considerable socio-economic and ecological role. This species is largely affected by desertification, global warming,...

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Autores principales: Elmostapha Outamamat, Mohammed Bourhia, Hanane Dounas, Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah, Abdulhakeem Alzahrani, Heba Khalil Alyahya, Nawal A. Albadr, Mohamed Najib Al Feddy, Bacem Mnasri, Lahcen Ouahmane
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:05300b3303aa401b9597016c39ab97fa2021-11-25T18:47:06ZApplication of Native or Exotic Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Complexes and Monospecific Isolates from Saline Semi-Arid Mediterranean Ecosystems Improved <i>Phoenix dactylifera</i>’s Growth and Mitigated Salt Stress Negative Effects10.3390/plants101125012223-7747https://doaj.org/article/05300b3303aa401b9597016c39ab97fa2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2501https://doaj.org/toc/2223-7747The date, the palm tree (<i>Phoenix dactylifera</i> L.) is an important component of arid and semi-arid Mediterranean ecosystems, particularly in Morocco where it plays a considerable socio-economic and ecological role. This species is largely affected by desertification, global warming, and anthropic pressure. Salinity is a very worrying problem that negatively affects the growth and the physiological and biochemical activities of the date palm. In these arid zones, the main challenge is to develop new environmentally friendly technologies that improve crop tolerance to abiotic restraints including salinity. In this sense, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have received much attention due to their capability in promoting plant growth and tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. It is thus fitting that the current research work was undertaken to evaluate and compare the effects of native AMF on the development of the growth and tolerance of date palm to salt stress along with testing their role as biofertilizers. To achieve this goal, two complexes and two monospecific isolates of native and non-native AMF were used to inoculate date palm seedlings under saline stress (0 g·L<sup>−1</sup> Na Cl, 10 g·L<sup>−1</sup>, and 20 g·L<sup>−1</sup> Na Cl). The obtained results showed that salinity drastically affected the physiological parameters and growth of date palm seedlings, whilst the application of selected AMF significantly improved growth parameters and promoted the activities of antioxidant enzymes as a protective strategy. Inoculation with non-native AMF complex and monospecific isolates showed higher responses for all analyzed parameters when compared with the native complex and isolate. It therefore becomes necessary to glamorize the fungal communities associated with date palm for their use in the inoculation of <i>Phoenix dactylifera</i> L. seedlings.Elmostapha OutamamatMohammed BourhiaHanane DounasAhmad Mohammad SalamatullahAbdulhakeem AlzahraniHeba Khalil AlyahyaNawal A. AlbadrMohamed Najib Al FeddyBacem MnasriLahcen OuahmaneMDPI AGarticlemycorrhizal fungisingle-speciesbiofertilizersdate palmsalt stressBotanyQK1-989ENPlants, Vol 10, Iss 2501, p 2501 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
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topic mycorrhizal fungi
single-species
biofertilizers
date palm
salt stress
Botany
QK1-989
spellingShingle mycorrhizal fungi
single-species
biofertilizers
date palm
salt stress
Botany
QK1-989
Elmostapha Outamamat
Mohammed Bourhia
Hanane Dounas
Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah
Abdulhakeem Alzahrani
Heba Khalil Alyahya
Nawal A. Albadr
Mohamed Najib Al Feddy
Bacem Mnasri
Lahcen Ouahmane
Application of Native or Exotic Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Complexes and Monospecific Isolates from Saline Semi-Arid Mediterranean Ecosystems Improved <i>Phoenix dactylifera</i>’s Growth and Mitigated Salt Stress Negative Effects
description The date, the palm tree (<i>Phoenix dactylifera</i> L.) is an important component of arid and semi-arid Mediterranean ecosystems, particularly in Morocco where it plays a considerable socio-economic and ecological role. This species is largely affected by desertification, global warming, and anthropic pressure. Salinity is a very worrying problem that negatively affects the growth and the physiological and biochemical activities of the date palm. In these arid zones, the main challenge is to develop new environmentally friendly technologies that improve crop tolerance to abiotic restraints including salinity. In this sense, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have received much attention due to their capability in promoting plant growth and tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. It is thus fitting that the current research work was undertaken to evaluate and compare the effects of native AMF on the development of the growth and tolerance of date palm to salt stress along with testing their role as biofertilizers. To achieve this goal, two complexes and two monospecific isolates of native and non-native AMF were used to inoculate date palm seedlings under saline stress (0 g·L<sup>−1</sup> Na Cl, 10 g·L<sup>−1</sup>, and 20 g·L<sup>−1</sup> Na Cl). The obtained results showed that salinity drastically affected the physiological parameters and growth of date palm seedlings, whilst the application of selected AMF significantly improved growth parameters and promoted the activities of antioxidant enzymes as a protective strategy. Inoculation with non-native AMF complex and monospecific isolates showed higher responses for all analyzed parameters when compared with the native complex and isolate. It therefore becomes necessary to glamorize the fungal communities associated with date palm for their use in the inoculation of <i>Phoenix dactylifera</i> L. seedlings.
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author Elmostapha Outamamat
Mohammed Bourhia
Hanane Dounas
Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah
Abdulhakeem Alzahrani
Heba Khalil Alyahya
Nawal A. Albadr
Mohamed Najib Al Feddy
Bacem Mnasri
Lahcen Ouahmane
author_facet Elmostapha Outamamat
Mohammed Bourhia
Hanane Dounas
Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah
Abdulhakeem Alzahrani
Heba Khalil Alyahya
Nawal A. Albadr
Mohamed Najib Al Feddy
Bacem Mnasri
Lahcen Ouahmane
author_sort Elmostapha Outamamat
title Application of Native or Exotic Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Complexes and Monospecific Isolates from Saline Semi-Arid Mediterranean Ecosystems Improved <i>Phoenix dactylifera</i>’s Growth and Mitigated Salt Stress Negative Effects
title_short Application of Native or Exotic Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Complexes and Monospecific Isolates from Saline Semi-Arid Mediterranean Ecosystems Improved <i>Phoenix dactylifera</i>’s Growth and Mitigated Salt Stress Negative Effects
title_full Application of Native or Exotic Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Complexes and Monospecific Isolates from Saline Semi-Arid Mediterranean Ecosystems Improved <i>Phoenix dactylifera</i>’s Growth and Mitigated Salt Stress Negative Effects
title_fullStr Application of Native or Exotic Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Complexes and Monospecific Isolates from Saline Semi-Arid Mediterranean Ecosystems Improved <i>Phoenix dactylifera</i>’s Growth and Mitigated Salt Stress Negative Effects
title_full_unstemmed Application of Native or Exotic Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Complexes and Monospecific Isolates from Saline Semi-Arid Mediterranean Ecosystems Improved <i>Phoenix dactylifera</i>’s Growth and Mitigated Salt Stress Negative Effects
title_sort application of native or exotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi complexes and monospecific isolates from saline semi-arid mediterranean ecosystems improved <i>phoenix dactylifera</i>’s growth and mitigated salt stress negative effects
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/05300b3303aa401b9597016c39ab97fa
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