Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis-mediated tomato tolerance to drought. (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chitarra, Walter; Maserti, Biancaelena; Gambino, Giorgio; Guerrieri, Emilio; Balestrini, Raffaella
• Is Part Of: Plant signaling & behavior. Volume 11:Number 7(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: AM fungi -- aquaporins -- abiotic stress tolerance -- abscisic acid (ABA) -- iWUE -- stomatal density -- water stress; Plant ecophysiology -- Periodicals; Plant cellular signal transduction -- Periodicals; Plant cellular signal transduction; Plant ecophysiology; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 581
• DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2016.1197468
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1559-2316

Abstract

ABSTRACT: A multidisciplinary approach, involving eco-physiological, morphometric, biochemical and molecular analyses, has been used to study the impact of two different AM fungi, i.e. Funneliformis mosseae and Rhizophagus intraradices, on tomato response to water stress. Overall, results show that AM symbiosis positively affects the tolerance to drought in tomato with a different plant response depending on the involved AM fungal species.