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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2014 , Volume 2, Issue 6
Page No. : 1-11
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782
Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere of date palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera) in Tafilalt and Zagora regions (Morocco)
Fadoua Sghir1, Jihane Touati1, Mohamed Chliyeh1, Amina Ouazzani Touhami1, Abdelkarim Filali- Maltouf2, Cherkaoui El Modafar3, Abdelmajid Moukhli4, Ahmed Oukabli5, Rachid Benkirane1, and Allal Douira1*
1Laboratoire de Botanique et de Protection des Plantes, UFR de Mycologie, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences BP. 133, Université Ibn Tofail, Kénitra, Maroc
2Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Biologie Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V Agdal, Av Ibn Batouta, BP 1014 Rabat, Maroc
3Laboratoire de Biotechnologie, Valorisation et Protection des Agroressources, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Guéliz, B.P. 618, 40 000 Marrakech, Maroc
4UR, Amélioration génétique des plantes, Institut national de la Recherche agronomique F- 40 000 Marrakech, Maroc
5Institut national de la Recherche agronomique, Amélioration des plantes et Conservation des ressources phytogénétiques CRRA, BP 578, Meknès, Maroc
*Corresponding Author E-mail: douiraallal@hotmail.com
ABSTRACT
A study of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere of date palm was conducted in the palm
groves of Tafilalet and Zagora (southeastern Morocco). The parameters considered are the root
colonization of date palm, spore density and species richness. The average frequencies and intensities of
colonization are 66% and 7.34% respectively. The spore density varies between 80 and 132 spores / 100
g of soil, according to the site. Nine species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi were identified in all study
sites; their appearance frequency is from 1 to 6%. Species richness varies from 2 to 7 species depending
on the sites.
Key words: Morocco, Phoenix dactylifera, rhizosphere, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), diversity,
mycorrhizal parameters.
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Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 2 (6): 1-11 (2014)
