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Morphological characterization of mycorrhizae formed between three Terfezia species (desert truffles) and several Cistaceae and Aleppo pine

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Six Cistaceae species, Helianthemum ledifolium, Helianthemum lippii, Fumana procumbens, Cistus albidus, Cistus incanus, Cistus salvifolius, and Pinus halepensis (Aleppo pine) were inoculated with three mycorrhizal desert truffles, Terfezia leptoderma, Terfezia boudieri, and Terfezia claveryi under greenhouse conditions, on soil originating from desert truffle natural habitat in Algeria. The syntheses have led to the formation of typical endomycorrhizae in annual Cistaceae (H. ledifolium) and perennial ones (H. lippii and F. procumbens) and an ectomycorrhiza with a less developed sheath in Cistus species and Aleppo pine. These results demonstrate the plasticity of Terfezia species to form different mycorrhizal types. The formation of an endomycorrhiza with H. ledifolium and F. procumbens and a sheathing ectomycorrhiza with P. halepensis inoculated by T. leptoderma in in vivo culture conditions was obtained for the first time.

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Authors are grateful to Dr. Randy Molina and the anonymous reviewers for their valuable guidelines and comments.

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  1. Laboratoire de Biologie des microorganismes et de Biotechnologie, Département de Biotechnologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université d’Oran, Es Sénia, Algeria

    Fatima El-Houaria Zitouni-Haouar & Zohra Fortas

  2. Résidence Cristelle, 33 rue des Vergers, Cournon d’Auvergne, 63800, France

    Gerard Chevalier

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Zitouni-Haouar, F.EH., Fortas, Z. & Chevalier, G. Morphological characterization of mycorrhizae formed between three Terfezia species (desert truffles) and several Cistaceae and Aleppo pine. Mycorrhiza 24, 397–403 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00572-013-0550-7

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