Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Growth and Antioxidant Activity in Gmelina arborea Roxb. under Salt Stress Condition

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  • Mayura Prakash DUDHANE University of Pune, Department of Botany, Pune, 411007 (IN)
  • Mahesh Yashwant BORDE University of Pune, Department of Botany, Pune, 411007 (IN)
  • Paramjit Kaur JITE University of Pune, Department of Botany, Pune, 411007 (IN)

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https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb346230

Abstract

Gmelina arborea Roxb. is medicinally and economically important tree species were selected for study. An experiment was conducted to determine the influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus Glomus fasciculatum on salt stress tolerance of tree species Gmelina arborea. Mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal seedlings were treated with 100 mM and 200 mM concentration of NaCl. G. fasciculatum treated plant showed increase in fresh and dry weight, greater percentage of mycorrhizal colonization, higher accumulation of proline and chlorophyll content with increasing levels of salinity. G. fasciculatum colonization significantly increased tolerance of salinity, acid phosphatases, and Proline content and also antioxidant enzymes like peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase at all levels of salinity treatments of Gmelina plants in comparison with non-mycorrhizal salinity treated plants. These results demonstrate that AM fungus (G. fasciculatum) is very effective in strengthening the tolerance of Gmelina arborea grown in arid and semi arid areas.

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2011-11-17

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DUDHANE, M. P., BORDE, M. Y., & JITE, P. K. (2011). Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Growth and Antioxidant Activity in Gmelina arborea Roxb. under Salt Stress Condition. Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 3(4), 71–78. https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb346230

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DOI: 10.15835/nsb346230