How Does Mycorrhiza Interact with Different Levels of Fertilization on <i>Prosopis alba</i>?

• Published in: Environmental Sciences Proceedings
• Main Authors: María Gracia Senilliani, Analía del Valle Guzmán, Adriana Teresita Gomez, Ana Carolina Santacruz-García, Monica Sagadin, Mauricio Ewens, Cristian Coria, Joaquín Gómez, Rodrigo Frias, Mónica Azucena Nazareno
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
• Subjects: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus; biofertilizers; biochemical parameters; mycorrhizal response; morphological parameters; quality seedlings
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/22/1/31

This study assessed how the interactions between chemical fertilization levels and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus species (AMF) affect the seedling’s morphology and biochemical traits in <i>Prosopis alba</i>. Subsequently, the seedlings were inoculated or not with a mixture of native AMF from two origins of contrasting sites in the Chaco Region. Preliminarily, we observed a positive mycorrhizal response to the AMF in interaction with chemical fertilization (at 60% fertilizer concentration). These results were reflected mainly over some morphological parameters than over biochemical parameters. The lack of a clear answer is probably since the benefits of the symbiosis on the host plant could be observed in the establishment phase in the field.