Document
Isolation and identification of desert habituated arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi newly reported from the Arabian Peninsula.
Identifier
DOI: 10.1007/s40333-014-0021-9
Contributors
Błaszkowski, Janusz., Author
Koegel, Sally., Author
Boller, Thomas., Author
Wiemken, Andres., Author
Al-Yahyai, Mohamed N., Author
Publisher
Science Press.
Gregorian
2014-08
Language
English
Subject
English abstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are known to facilitate the growth and vigour of many plants, particularly in arid ecosystems. In a survey of AMF in a date palm plantation and two natural sites of a desert in Oman, we generated many single spore-derived cultures of AMF. We identified a number of these isolates based on spore morphotyping and molecular phylogenetic analysis using the sequence of the LSU-rDNA. Here, we presented the characteristics of four species of AMF recovered, namely Claroideoglomus drummondii, Diversispora aurantia, Diversispora spurca and Funneliformis africanum. The four species have been described previously, but for the Arabian Peninsula they are reported here for the first time. Our endeavor of isolation and characterization of some AMF habituated to arid sites of Arabia represents a first step towards application for environmental conservation and sustainable agriculture in this region.
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ISSN
1674-6767
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Journal articles