Inducing Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Hordeum vulgare L. by Halotolerant Endophytic Fungi Associated With Salt Lake Plants

ABSTRACT: A characteristic trait of plants living in harsh environments is their association with fungal endophytes, which enable them to survive under extreme stress. Abiotic stress resistance in agro-ecosystems, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, can be increased by inoculating these fungal endophytes on plants other than their original hosts. The present study is therefore focused on the possible role of three halotolerant endophytic fungi, i.e., Periconia macrospinosa, Neocamarosporium goegapense, and N. chichastianum, isolated from roots of salt lake plants growing in the central desert of Iran, in alleviating the adverse effects of salinity and drought stresses on barley under greenhouse conditions. To perform this experiment, a randomized block design was applied with three factors:

SUBMITTER: Hosseyni Moghaddam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9205400 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature