Original Research Article I Volume 3 I Issue 1 I 2015
Morphological characterization and diversity of endomycorrhizae in the rhizosphere of Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) in Morocco
Zouheir Talbi; Abdelaziz EL ASRI; Jihane TOUATI; Mohamed CHLIYEH; Fatima AIT AGUIL; Karima Selmaoui; Fadoua SGHIR; Amina OUAZZANI TOUHAMI; Rachid BENKIRANE; Allal DOUIRA
Biolife; 2015, 3(1), pp 196-211
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7252829
Abstract:
The diversity of mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) was studied in five regions of Morocco: Taroudant, Khénifra, Afourar, Nador and Ksiba. Microscopic examination of the carob tree soil, collected from the studied areas, revealed the presence of 31 AM fungal species belonging to six genera Glomus (16 species), Acaulospora (7 species), Scutellospora (4 species), Gigaspora (2 species), Entrophospora and Pacispora (one species each).
Keywords:
Ceratonia siliqua, endomycorrhizae, Carob tree, Morocco, Fungi.
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Article Dates:
Received: 8 January 2015; Accepted: 21 February 2015; Published: 6 March 2015
How To Cite:
Zouheir Talbi, Abdelaziz EL ASRI, Jihane TOUATI, Mohamed CHLIYEH, Fatima AIT AGUIL, Karima Selmaoui, Fadoua SGHIR, Amina OUAZZANI TOUHAMI, Rachid BENKIRANE, & Allal DOUIRA. (2022). Morphological characterization and diversity of endomycorrhizae in the rhizosphere of Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) in Morocco. Biolife, 3(1), 196–211. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7252829
