The ameliorative effects of exogenous inoculation of Piriformospora indica on molecular, biochemical and physiological parameters of Artemisia annua L. under arsenic stress condition.

ABSTRACT: Aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of exogenously inoculated root endophytic fungus, Piriformospora indica, on molecular, biochemical, morphological and physiological parameters of Artemisia annua L. treated with different concentrations (0, 50, 100 and 150 μmol/L) of arsenic (As) stress. As was significantly accumulated in the roots than shoots of P. indica-inoculated plants. As accumulation and immobilization in the roots is directly associated with the successful fungal colonization that restricts most of As as compared to the aerial parts. A total of 4.1, 11.2 and 25.6 mg/kg dry weight of As was accumulated in the roots of inoculated plants supplemented with 50, 100 and 150 μmol/L of As, respectively as shown by atomic absorption spectroscopy. P. indica showed signi

SUBMITTER: Rahman SU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7646201 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature