Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Salt-Tolerance Species and Halophytes Growing in Salt-Affected Soils of South America

BECERRA, A., M.N. COFRÉ & I. GARCÍA

Mycorrhizal Fungi in South America

Springer

Año: 2019; p. 295 - 314

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are ubiquitous soil microorganismsthat establish a direct physical link between soil and plant roots constitutingan integral component of the natural ecosystems being present in salineenvironment. These fungi are associated with the roots of over 80% terrestrialplant species including halophytes. Compared with other parts of the world,published information on halophytes vegetation adapted to saline environmentsin South America, and even more so on their utilization, is quite scarce. Thiswork showed the mycorrhizal status of halophytes and salt-tolerance speciescapable of growing in salty soils, used as a forage resource for livestock.Specially we made a focus in two saline soils of Argentinean Pampas andSalinas Grandes dominated by Lotus tenuis and members of Chenopodiaceaefamily respectively. This data is of relevance because they often constitute theonly forage resource for the possible way to utilize these plants to remediatesalt-affected soils.