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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mediated salt tolerance by regulating antioxidant enzyme system, photosynthetic pathways and ionic equilibrium in pea (Pisum sativum L.)

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play an important role in improving the plant tolerance to salt stress. In the present study, we investigated the influence of AM fungi inoculation on various physiological, biochemical and nutritional aspects of pea grown under salt stress. The AM fungi inoculation successfully reduced the negative effects of salinity by improving the antioxidant enzyme system, a greater accumulation of compatible organic solutes, a higher content of photosynthetic pigment and a balanced uptake of nutrients, which resulted in higher growth and yield. Seed yield was found to be significantly higher by ~ 24, 40 and 54% in T2 (Rhizoglomus intraradices), T3 (Funneliformis mosseae and R. intraradices) and T4 (Rhizoglomus fasciculatum and Gigaspora sp.), respectively, as compared to nonmycorrhizal plants. Overall, a mixed application of R fasciculatum and Gigaspora sp. was superior to other mycorrhizal treatments, which can be attributed to specific compatibility relationships or functional complementarity that exists between symbionts.

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This work was supported by the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship, funded by University Grants Commission (UGC) (Grant no: RGNF-2014-15-SC-RAJ-72082).

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  1. Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, 221005, India

    Manoj Parihar, Amitava Rakshit & Surendra Singh Jatav

  2. Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, 221005, India

    Kiran Rana

  3. ICAR-NBSS&LUP, Nagpur, 440033, India

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MP and AR conceived and designed the study. MP, AR, KR and SSJ carried out the experiments. MP, KR and HSJ analysed the data. All authors contributed to data interpretation. MP, KR and RPM wrote the manuscript. AR and GT provided guidance on the whole study and improved the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Parihar, M., Rakshit, A., Rana, K. et al. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mediated salt tolerance by regulating antioxidant enzyme system, photosynthetic pathways and ionic equilibrium in pea (Pisum sativum L.). BIOLOGIA FUTURA 71, 289–300 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42977-020-00037-1

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