Supplement of a commercial mycorrhizal product to improve the survival and ecophysiological performance of olive trees in an Arid region
Rainfed olive groves in arid Tunisia face severe water scarcity and a low abundance of native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). We investigated if a supplement of commercial AMF-product at transplantation would improve olive plant survival and ecophysiological performance in an arid region. The c...
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Rainfed olive groves in arid Tunisia face severe water scarcity and a low abundance of native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). We investigated if a supplement of commercial AMF-product at transplantation would improve olive plant survival and ecophysiological performance in an arid region. The commercial AMF product was added to two olive tree cultivars, ‘Meski’ and ‘Zarrazi’. There was an increase in the mycorrhizal intensity in the roots of ‘Meski’. Mycorrhizal symbiosis seems to have improved the survival of ‘Meski’ and the growth rate of ‘Zarrazi’. Plant water status and gas exchanges were enhanced in ‘Meski’. Mycorrhization helped maintain a higher photosynthetic assimilation rate and stomatal conductance in ‘Zarrazi’. AMF-symbiosis exhibited an inter-cultivar difference in the enhancement of the ecophysiological performance of olive trees under aridity. It also improved pre-existent indigenous defense strategies. It reinforced the avoidance strategy of ‘Meski’ but strengthened the tolerance strategy of ‘Zarrazi’.
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| spelling | doaj.art-704f5b763dc140d5beb164ae326f1b5c2024-03-19T11:28:53ZengUniversity of Life Sciences in Lublin - Publishing HouseActa Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus1644-06922545-14052024-02-0123110.24326/asphc.2024.5252Supplement of a commercial mycorrhizal product to improve the survival and ecophysiological performance of olive trees in an Arid regionMustapha Ennajeh0Sarra Ouledali1Laboratory of Biodiversity and Valorization of Bioresources in Arid Zones, Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, University of Gabes, 6072 Gabes, TunisiaLaboratory of Biodiversity and Valorization of Bioresources in Arid Zones, Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, University of Gabes, 6072 Gabes, Tunisia Rainfed olive groves in arid Tunisia face severe water scarcity and a low abundance of native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). We investigated if a supplement of commercial AMF-product at transplantation would improve olive plant survival and ecophysiological performance in an arid region. The commercial AMF product was added to two olive tree cultivars, ‘Meski’ and ‘Zarrazi’. There was an increase in the mycorrhizal intensity in the roots of ‘Meski’. Mycorrhizal symbiosis seems to have improved the survival of ‘Meski’ and the growth rate of ‘Zarrazi’. Plant water status and gas exchanges were enhanced in ‘Meski’. Mycorrhization helped maintain a higher photosynthetic assimilation rate and stomatal conductance in ‘Zarrazi’. AMF-symbiosis exhibited an inter-cultivar difference in the enhancement of the ecophysiological performance of olive trees under aridity. It also improved pre-existent indigenous defense strategies. It reinforced the avoidance strategy of ‘Meski’ but strengthened the tolerance strategy of ‘Zarrazi’. https://czasopisma.up.lublin.pl/index.php/asphc/article/view/5252droughtgas exchangesgrowthindigenous strategyinter-cultivar variability |
| spellingShingle | Mustapha Ennajeh Sarra Ouledali Supplement of a commercial mycorrhizal product to improve the survival and ecophysiological performance of olive trees in an Arid region Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus drought gas exchanges growth indigenous strategy inter-cultivar variability |
| title | Supplement of a commercial mycorrhizal product to improve the survival and ecophysiological performance of olive trees in an Arid region |
| title_full | Supplement of a commercial mycorrhizal product to improve the survival and ecophysiological performance of olive trees in an Arid region |
| title_fullStr | Supplement of a commercial mycorrhizal product to improve the survival and ecophysiological performance of olive trees in an Arid region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supplement of a commercial mycorrhizal product to improve the survival and ecophysiological performance of olive trees in an Arid region |
| title_short | Supplement of a commercial mycorrhizal product to improve the survival and ecophysiological performance of olive trees in an Arid region |
| title_sort | supplement of a commercial mycorrhizal product to improve the survival and ecophysiological performance of olive trees in an arid region |
| topic | drought gas exchanges growth indigenous strategy inter-cultivar variability |
| url | https://czasopisma.up.lublin.pl/index.php/asphc/article/view/5252 |
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