Dalbergia sissoo seedlings Inoculated to Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, an Effective Candidate to Arsenic Tolerance

Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) as a bio-fertilizer and natural root symbionts may increase plants' resistance to heavy metal stress and supply host plants with vital inorganic nutrients, enhancing growth and production in both unstressed and stressed conditions. The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of two AMF species (Glomus macrocarpum and Glomus fasciculatum), on the development and biomass of Dalbergia sissoo seedlings exposed to soil arsenic stress (0, 25, 50, 100 mg/kg soil) for three months in a nursery environment. This symbiotic relationship caused inoculated plants to thrive and produce more biomass under all concentrations of arsenic stress than uninoculated plants did. Therefore, this study's conclusion is that the AM Fungi and Dalbergia sissoo combination has the capacity to survive under arsenic stress in soil.