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Papp L, Habtemariam AA, Brandt S, Cseh P, Heller Á, Péter B, Szakály ÁP, Kiszel P, Codogno B, Bratek Z, Tóth Z. A Possible Perspective of Recultivation with Arbuscular Mycorrhiza-Inoculated Drought-Tolerant Herbaceous Plants. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:4088. [PMID: 38140415 PMCID: PMC10747347 DOI: 10.3390/plants12244088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
Abstract
Using native species for urban green space is rather important nowadays. Plant cover on soil is necessary for agronomical and architectural investments as well as conservational programs, which all need minimal maintenance and have to be cost efficient. Commercially available seed mixtures for grasslands and lawns include species that partly originated from other mesoclimatic zones, and thus they may not be able to survive in the long-term, nor will they be adventive to the local ecosystem. With a focus on climate change, the most arid part of the Pannon geographical region was selected (near Törökszentmiklós in Nagykunság, Hungarian Great Plain). The local flora has adapted effectively to the environment; therefore, many species growing there were candidates for this study. Annuals and herbaceous perennials were investigated with respect to harvestability, reproducibility, decorativity, seed production, seed morphological characters (size, mass) and germination features. The selected 20 taxa were inoculated with INOQ Agri mycorrhiza (Rhizophagus irregularis) to increase the drought tolerance and biomass of the plants. Mycorrhizal frequency was significantly different among the taxa, reflecting various responses to the symbiotic interaction and possibly various mycorrhizal dependence of the plant species examined. We did not observe significantly higher colonization rate in most cases of the samples with artificial inoculation treatment. We conclude that the degraded mowed lawn soil that we used could contain propagules of AM fungi in a sufficient amount, so in the artificial grassland restorations, the additional AM inoculation treatment is not necessary to achieve a higher AM colonization rate.
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Affiliation(s)
- László Papp
- Botanical Garden, Eötvös Loránd University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (Á.P.S.); (P.K.); (B.C.)
| | - Akale Assamere Habtemariam
- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (A.A.H.); (S.B.); (P.C.); (Á.H.); (B.P.); (Z.B.)
| | - Sára Brandt
- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (A.A.H.); (S.B.); (P.C.); (Á.H.); (B.P.); (Z.B.)
| | - Péter Cseh
- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (A.A.H.); (S.B.); (P.C.); (Á.H.); (B.P.); (Z.B.)
| | - Ádám Heller
- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (A.A.H.); (S.B.); (P.C.); (Á.H.); (B.P.); (Z.B.)
| | - Balázs Péter
- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (A.A.H.); (S.B.); (P.C.); (Á.H.); (B.P.); (Z.B.)
| | - Ágnes Pappné Szakály
- Botanical Garden, Eötvös Loránd University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (Á.P.S.); (P.K.); (B.C.)
| | - Péter Kiszel
- Botanical Garden, Eötvös Loránd University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (Á.P.S.); (P.K.); (B.C.)
| | - Borbála Codogno
- Botanical Garden, Eötvös Loránd University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (Á.P.S.); (P.K.); (B.C.)
| | - Zoltán Bratek
- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (A.A.H.); (S.B.); (P.C.); (Á.H.); (B.P.); (Z.B.)
| | - Zoltán Tóth
- Department of Plant Systematics, Ecology and Theoretical Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary;
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