Tripartite symbiosis of Sophora tomentosa, rhizobia and arbuscular mycorhizal fungi.

ABSTRACT: Sophora tomentosa is a pantropical legume species with potential for recovery of areas degraded by salinization, and for stabilization of sand dunes. However, few studies on this species have been carried out, and none regarding its symbiotic relationship with beneficial soil microorganisms. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the diversity of nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from nodules of Sophora tomentosa, and to analyze the occurrence of colonization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the roots of this legume in seafront soil. Thus, seeds, root nodules, and soil from the rhizosphere of Sophora tomentosa were collected. From the soil samples, trap cultures with this species were established to extract spores and to evaluate arbuscular mycorhizal fungi colonization in legume roots,

SUBMITTER: Toma MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5628302 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct - Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature