Measures must be taken to reduce the stress caused by water scarcity, which
is the greatest obstacle to increasing the success of afforestation in arid
areas. Precautions such as site preparation and species change do not ensure
sufficient benefits. For this, it is necessary to try alternative methods
such as using mycorrhization of seedlings for afforestation. The aim of the
present study was to obtain Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) seedlings
with high resistance to water stress and ascertain the effects of
mycorrhizae on the water potential of water- stressed seedlings.
Accordingly, we determined the water potentials of seedlings inoculated with
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Reduction in soil water content caused a
reduction in the water potential of seedlings in all treatment variants.
Mycorrhization reduced stress by increasing the water potential of seedlings
in drought conditions, thereby enhancing their resistance to water stress.
Identification of inoculated Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi resistant to lead and zinc and their effect on some morphological traits of the Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.)
