Abstract
To investigate the influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on biomass and root morphology, a greenhouse experiment was conducted using three elite strawberry ( Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cultivars (‘Kent’, ‘Jewel’, and ‘Saint-Pierre’). They were subjected to three NaCl levels (0, 30, and 60 mmol/L) and were inoculated and noninoculated (control) with AMF Glomus irregulare . The presence of AMF significantly changed root morphology and increased root-length percentages of medium (0.5 mm < root diameter φ ≤ 1.5 mm) and coarse (φ > 1.5 mm) roots, shoot and root tissue biomass, root to shoot ratio (R/S ratio), and specific root length (SRL), regardless of cultivar and salinity. In contrast, salt alone changed root morphology and decreased shoot and root tissue biomass, R/S ratio, and SRL. The AMF colonization rates were reduced linearly and significantly with increasing salinity levels. Cultivars responded differently to AMF than to salt stress. ‘Saint-Pierre’ seemed to be the most tolerant cultivar to salinity, while ‘Kent’ was the most sensitive. Consequently, AMF symbiosis highly enhanced salt tolerance of strawberry plants, which confirmed the potential use of mycorrhizal biotechnology in sustainable horticulture in arid areas.
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Claim · model-written summary
AMF changed strawberry root morphology and increased medium and coarse root length percentages.
- Taxon
- strawberry
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Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- presence of AMFe0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- root morphology and increased root-length percentages of medium (0.5 mm < root diameter φ ≤ 1.5 mm) and coarse (φ > 1.5 mm) rootse0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
t0“strawberry”
e0“The presence of AMF significantly changed root morphology and increased root-length percentages of medium (0.5 mm < root diameter φ ≤ 1.5 mm) and coarse (φ > 1.5 mm) roots”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF increased shoot and root tissue biomass, root to shoot ratio and specific root length.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Outcome
- shoot and root tissue biomass, root to shoot ratio (R/S ratio), and specific root length (SRL)e0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedTreatmentComparator
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Verbatim
t0“strawberry”
e0“increased root-length percentages of medium (0.5 mm < root diameter φ ≤ 1.5 mm) and coarse (φ > 1.5 mm) roots, shoot and root tissue biomass, root to shoot ratio (R/S ratio), and specific root length (SRL), regardless of cultivar and salinity.”
Claim · model-written summary
Salt alone decreased biomass, root to shoot ratio and specific root length.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- salt alonee0
- Outcome
- shoot and root tissue biomass, R/S ratio, and SRLe0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“strawberry”
e0“salt alone changed root morphology and decreased shoot and root tissue biomass, R/S ratio, and SRL”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF colonization declined linearly as salinity increased.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- increasing salinity levelse0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- AMF colonization ratese0
- Direction
- reducede0
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Verbatim
t0“strawberry”
e0“The AMF colonization rates were reduced linearly and significantly with increasing salinity levels.”
Claim · model-written summary
Cultivars differed in responses to AMF and salt stress.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Outcome
- responded differently to AMF than to salt stresse0
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Verbatim
t0“strawberry”
e0“Cultivars responded differently to AMF than to salt stress.”
Claim · model-written summary
Saint-Pierre appeared most salt tolerant.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Material
- ‘Saint-Pierre’e0
- Outcome
- most tolerant cultivar to salinitye0
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Verbatim
t0“strawberry”
e0“‘Saint-Pierre’ seemed to be the most tolerant cultivar to salinity”
Claim · model-written summary
Kent was most salt sensitive.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Material
- ‘Kent’e0
- Outcome
- most sensitivee0
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Verbatim
t0“strawberry”
e0“‘Kent’ was the most sensitive”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors concluded AMF symbiosis enhanced strawberry salt tolerance.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- salt tolerance of strawberry plantse0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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Verbatim
t0“strawberry”
e0“AMF symbiosis highly enhanced salt tolerance of strawberry plants”
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