Effects of Dark Septate Endophytes on the Performance of Hedysarum scoparium Under Water Deficit Stress.

ABSTRACT: Hedysarum scoparium, a species characterized by rapid growth and high drought resistance, has been used widely for vegetative restoration of arid regions in Northwest China that are prone to desertification. Desert soil is typically deficient in available water and the alleviation of drought stress to host plants by endophytes could be an efficient strategy to increase the success of desert restoration. With the objective to seek more beneficial symbionts that can be used in the revegetation strategies, we addressed the question whether H. scoparium can benefit from inoculation by dark septate endophytes (DSEs) isolated from other desert plants. We investigated the influences of four non-host DSE strains (Phialophora sp., Knufia sp., Leptosphaeria sp., an

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6637391 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature