%0 Journal Article %A Etminan, AR %A Etminan, AR %A Qaderi, A %A Dehghani Mashkani, MR %A Golrokhan, M %T Phytochemical and Morpho-physiological Responses of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni to Different Planting Beds and Mycorrhizal Fungi inoculation (Glomus intraradices N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.) %J Journal of Medicinal Plants %V 17 %N 68 %U http://jmp.ir/article-1-2296-en.html %R %D 2018 %K Coco peat, Glycoside, Peat moss, Rebaudioside, Stevioside, %X Background: The composition of the planting beds and its microorganisms has a very important role on the establishment, growth and phytochemical performance of medicinal plants. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different planting beds and inoculation of mycorrhizal fungus on the changes of stevioside, rebaudioside, and morpho-physiological traits of stevia. Methods: This study was conducted in a factorial experiment based on randomized complete blocks design (RCBD) with 10 treatments and 4 replications. The first factor consisted of inoculum and non-inoculum treatment of Glomus intraradices, and the second factor was the different combination of peat moss, coco peat, perlite and soil as planting beds. Results: Mycorrhizal fungi inoculation significantly increased the plant height, number of lateral branches, stem and root diameter, number of leaves, leaf fresh/dry weight, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, and content of stevioside, rebaudioside A and C. Also, different combination of planting beds had a significant effect on the plant height, stem dry/fresh weight, leaf fresh weight, root dry/fresh weight, and content of stevioside, rebaudioside A and C. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the combination of peat moss + coco peat + soil (2:1:1) with mycorrhizal fungi inoculation among the treatments had the highest positive effect on leaf dry weight and glycoside carbohydrates in stevia plants. %> http://jmp.ir/article-1-2296-en.pdf %P 99-111 %& 99 %! %9 Research %L A-10-472-7 %+ Department of Biotechnology and Plant Breeding, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran %G eng %@ 2717-204X %[ 2018