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. 2018 Oct 29;9:2525. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02525

Table 2.

Level of proline accumulation influenced by drought stress in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal symbiotic plants.

Host species Fungus species Level of drought Duration (days) Proline accumulation
Reference
Aerial organs Root
Pistacia vera C. etunicatum 50% water holding capacity 30 Proline↓ Proline↓ Abbaspour et al., 2012
Antirhinum majus G. deserticola Water content (−0.14, −0.38, and −0.55 MPa) 70 Proline↓ Asrar et al., 2012
Solanum lycopersicum F. mosseae and R. intraradices Water irrigation was withheld about 3 weeks 20 Proline↑ Proline↑ Chitarra et al., 2016
Knautia arvensis Glomus sp. Water regimes 2555% field capacity 84 Proline↓ Doubková et al., 2013
Poncirus trifoliata F. mosseae With holding water for 3 days 4 Proline↑ Proline↑ Fan and Liu, 2011
Dracaena fragrans R. manihotis 30% water availability 55 Proline↑ Proline↑ Kandowangko et al., 2009
Erythrina variegata R. intraradices Leaf water potential (−1.20, −2.20, and −3.40 MPa) 60 Proline↓ Proline↓ Manoharan et al., 2010
Citrus tangerine G. versiforme 55% relative water content 80 Proline↓ Proline↓ Wu et al., 2006
Poncirus trifoliata G. versiforme Soil water content (−0.09 and −0.40 MPa) 80 Proline↓ Proline↓ Wu et al., 2007
Poncirus trifoliata F. mosseae and Paraglomus occultum 50% Water holding capacity 71 Proline↓ Wu et al., 2017
Poncirus trifoliata F. mosseae 57% water holding capacity 80 Proline↓ Proline↓ Zou et al., 2013

Symbols ↑, and ↓ means that AM symbiosis increased or decreased proline accumulation, respectively.