The Effect of Mycorrhizafungus on Growth and Some Physiological Parameters of the Plant of Salviasclera

Abstract

Mycorrhiza fungi stimulate the growth and increase the biomass of host plants by absorbing water and minerals. In order to investigate the effect of mycorrhiza fungus on growth and some physiological characteristics of Salviasclera, a randomized complete block design with treatment of plants inoculated with fungi and plants, the results showed that shoot length, root length and plant dry weight in plants Fungal inoculation was significantly higher than control plants. The results of this study showed that inoculation of the plant with mycorrhiza fungus increased the amount of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoids pigments compared to the control plant and this increase was significant only in chlorophyll b and carotenoids. Also, the coexistence of plants with fungi can play an important role in increasing cold tolerance in seedlings by increasing the dry weight of shoots and roots as well as increasing photosynthetic efficiency.