@article{fdi:010079815,
  title = {{E}ffect of {C}asuarina plantations inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and {F}rankia on the diversity of herbaceous vegetation in saline environments in {S}enegal},
  author = {{D}jighaly, {P}. {I}. and {N}gom, {D}. and {D}iagne, {N}. and {F}all, {D}. and {N}gom, {M}. and {D}iouf, {D}. and {H}ocher, {V}al{\'e}rie and {L}aplaze, {L}aurent and {C}hampion, {A}ntony and {F}arrant, {J}. {M}. and {S}vistoonoff, {S}ergio},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}and salinization is a major constraint for the practice of agriculture in the world. {C}onsidering the extent of this phenomenon, the rehabilitation of ecosystems degraded by salinization has become a priority to guarantee food security in semi-arid environments. {T}he mechanical and chemical approaches for rehabilitating salt-affected soils being expensive, an alternative approach is to develop and utilize biological systems utilizing salt-tolerant plant species.{C}asuarina species are naturally halotolerant, but this tolerance has been shown to be improved when they are inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ({AMF}) and/or nitrogen-fixing bacteria ({F}rankia). {F}urthermore,{C}asuarina plantations have been proposed to promote the development of plant diversity. {T}hus, the aim of the current study was to evaluate the impact of a plantation comprising the species {C}asuarina inoculated with {AMF} and {F}rankia on the diversity of the sub-canopy and adjacent vegetation. {W}ork was conducted on a plantation comprising {C}asurina equisetifolia and{C}. glaucavariously inoculated with {F}rankia and {R}hizophagus fasciculatus prior to field planting. {T}he experimental area of 2500 m(2) was divided into randomized blocks and vegetation sampling was conducted below and outside of the {C}asuarina canopy in 32 m(2)plots. {A} total of 48 samples were taken annually over 3 years, with 24 taken from below the {C}asuarina canopy and 24 from outside the canopy. {T}he results obtained show that co-inoculation with {F}rankia and {R}hizophagus fasciculatus improves the height and survival rate of both species. {A}fter 4-5 years, there was greater species diversity and plant biomass in the sub-canopy environment compared with that of the adjacent environments. {O}ur results suggest that inoculation of beneficial microbes can improve growth of {C}asuarina species and that planting of such species can improve the diversity of herbaceous vegetation in saline environments.},
  keywords = {{C}asuarina ; salinization ; diversity ; rehabilitation ; herbaceous ; vegetation ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}iversity},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {293 [17 p.]},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.3390/d12080293},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079815},
}