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Sharifi M, Mohtashamian M, Riyahi H, Aghaee A, Alavi S. The Effects of Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (VAM) Fungus Glomus etunicatum on Growth and some Physiological Parameters of Basil. J. Med. Plants 2011; 10 (38) :85-94
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1- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University , msharifi@modares.ac.ir
2- Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Bioscience, Shahid Beheshti University
3- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University
4- Department of Applied Microbiology, ACECR Tehran Branch
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Background: Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) a member of the Lamiaceae family is used in traditional medicine in treatment of different human diseases. Also, this plant used as a culinary herb and a source of flavouring principles. Mycorrhizal fungi have been observed to be associated with plants cause to improve their productivity. Objective: Study of growth changes and some physiological parameters of basil after colonization with a native mycorrhizal fungus, Glomus etunicatum. Methods: The effect of a mycorrhizal fungus Glomus etunicatum on the growth and some physiological parameters of two cultivar of basil (green and purple) were investigated under greenhouse conditions in three replications. Results: Results showed that the roots of basil cultivars were colonized significantly with Glomus etunicatum. Mycorrhizal inoculation significantly increased leaf area, shoot and root fresh and dry weight, chlorophyll a and b, total phenolic and anthocyanin contents of mycorrhizal plants as compared to the non-inoculated plants. Conclusion: The endo-mycorrhizal fungus Glomus etunicatum isolated from Iranian soils affects positively on the growth and physiological parameters of the basil cultivars, and it could be applied for improvement of basil growth.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Agriculture & Ethnobotany
Received: 2009/12/21 | Accepted: 2010/08/22 | Published: 2011/06/20

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