@article{fdi:010079631, title = {{D}iversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in {T}etraclinis articulata ({V}ahl) {M}asters woodlands in {M}orocco}, author = {{A}bbas, {Y}. and {D}ucousso, {M}. and {A}bourouh, {M}. and {A}zcon, {R}. and {D}uponnois, {R}obin}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} survey of arbuscular mycorrhizal ({AM}) fungi was conducted in seven {T}etraclinis woodlands. {M}icroscopic analysis of the mycorrhizal status of {T}. articulata ({V}ahl) {M}asters roots revealed that all samples formed only {AM}, and no ectomycorrhizal fungi were detected. {T}he mycorrhizal colonisation level was generally high (more than 80%), thus reflecting the mycotrophic nature of {T}. articulata. {A} "{P}aris-type" mycorrhizal structure was noted in all studied samples. {T}he number of {AM} fungal spores detected in field-collected soils was relatively high. {A}ll recovered spores belonged to the {G}lomineae order, represented by {G}lomaceae and {A}caulosporaceae families. {T}wo groups were dominant: the first one included small (90 mu m), hyaline, white to dark-yellow spores, and the second involved large (295 mu m), light orange to dark orange-brown spores. {T}he morphological characters indicated that the spore populations consisted of 3-6 morphotypes. {T}he {G}lomus genus was represented by five species, i.e. {G}lomus aggregatum, {G}lomus constrictum, {G}lomus sp. 1, {G}lomus sp. 2, and {G}lomus sp. 3, while the {A}caulospora genus was represented by only one unidentified species.}, keywords = {diversity ; tetraclinis woodlands ; "{P}aris type" arbuscular mycorrhizae ; {G}lomus ; {A}caulospora}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}nnals of {F}orest {S}cience}, volume = {63}, numero = {3}, pages = {285--291}, ISSN = {1286-4560}, year = {2006}, DOI = {10.1051/forest:2006007}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079631}, }