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In this study, we examined several aspects related to water stress tolerance of Thuya (Tetraclinis articulata Vahl masters) inoculated with a native Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF). The mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal Thuya were subjected to two water levels: under well-watered and under drought stress. Our results show that the AMF have a significant impact on biomass growth and the leaf water potential was also higher in stressed mycorrhizal plants (–18 bar), than in non-mycorrhizal plants (–41 bar). These AMF have also affected the water content, they have higher values compared to the control after 19 days of stress. These results confirm that inoculation with AMF can improve plant drought tolerance by increasing leaf water potential in mycorrhizal plants during drought, and can also provide a potential solution for the conservation and recovery of T. articulata in plants on natural ecosystems in Morocco.
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El Khaddari, A. et al. (2019). The Effect of Inoculation by Indigenous Endomycorrhizal Fungi on the Tolerance of Tetraclinis articulata Vahl masters Plants to Water Stress. In: Ezziyyani, M. (eds) Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD’2018). AI2SD 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 911. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11878-5_9
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