title: Effects of co-inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobia on fungal occupancy in chickpea root and nodule determined by real-time PCR.
abstract: Legume roots in nature are usually colonized with rhizobia and different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) species. Light microscopy that visualizes the presence of AMF in roots is not able to differentiate the ratio of each AMF species in the root and nodule tissues in mixed fungal inoculation. The purpose of this study was to characterize the dominant species of mycorrhiza in roots and nodules of plants co-inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobial strains. Glomus intraradices (GI), Glomus mosseae (GM), their mix (GI + GM), and six Mesorhizobium ciceri strains were used to inoculate chickpea. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to assess occupancy of these fungal species in roots and nodules. Results showed that GI molecular ratio and relative density were higher than GM in both roots and nodules. These differences in molecular ratio and density between GI and GM in nodules were three folds higher than roots. The results suggested that M. ciceri strains have different effects on nodulation and mycorrhizal colonization pattern. Plants with bacterial S3 and S1 strains produced the highest root nodulation and higher fungal density in both the roots and nodules.
authors: Department of Soil Science, University of Tabriz, 29 Bahman Blvd, Tabriz, Iran. ar.tavasolee@yahoo.ca
authors: Alireza
authors: A
authors: Tavasolee
authors: Naser
authors: N
authors: Aliasgharzad
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authors: Salehi
authors: Mohsen
authors: M
authors: Mardi
authors: Ahmad
authors: A
authors: Asgharzadeh
authors: Sepide
authors: S
authors: Akbarivala
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