Table 2.
Some of the studies on effect of salt stress and AMF on osmotic regulation in plants.
| S. No. | Salt level (mM NaCl) | Plant (Family) | Fungus∗ | Parameters | Effects of | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinity | AMF on salt stressed plants | ||||||
| 1. | 0, 100, 200, 300 | Pennisetum glaucum (Poaceae) | Glomus fasciculatum | Shoot and root proline content | Increased | Increased- root proline level Decreased- shoot proline level after 90 days |
Borde et al., 2011 |
| 2. | 0, 50, 100, 200 | Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fabaceae) | Glomus intraradices | Proline, GB, polyamines, and TSS content | Increased- proline, GB, TSS, putrescine, spermidine, and spermine content | Increased- GB, TSS, spermidine, and spermine content Decreased- proline and putrescine content |
Evelin et al., 2012 |
| 3. | 0, 50, 100, 200 | Capsicum annum (Solanaceae) | Glomus intraradices | Leaf and root proline, TSS, and reducing sugar content | Increased- leaf and root proline content Decreased- TSS and reducing sugar content |
Further increased- leaf and root proline, TSS; root reducing sugar content Decreased- leaf reducing sugar |
Beltrano et al., 2013 |
| 4. | 0, 66, 100 | Zea mays (Poaceae) | Rhizophagus intraradices, Septoglomus constrictum, and Claroideoglomus etunicatum | Root and shoot proline content | Increased | Increased- shoot proline by C. etunicatum at 100 mM only, decreased- root and shoot proline at 66 mM and 100 mM by R. intraradices and S. claroideum; C. etunicatum decreased root proline content | Estrada et al., 2013 |
| 5. | 0, 250 | Panicum turgidum (Poaceae) | Funneliformis mosseae, R. intraradices, and C. etunicatum | Proline and GB content | Increased | Decreased | Hashem et al., 2015 |
| 6. | 0, 60, 100 | Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae) | F. mosseae and Rhizophagus irregularis | Trehalose metabolism | Increased- trehalose content, trehalose-6-phosphate synthase and trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase activity Decreased-trehalase activity |
Further increased- trehalose content, trehalose-6-phosphate synthase and trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase activity Further decreased- trehalase activity |
Garg and Pandey, 2016 |
| 7. | 0, 100 | Cenostigma midale (Fabaceae) | Acaulospora longula and C. etunicatum | Proline, TSS, sucrose, and fructose content | Increased- proline and TSS content | Further increased- proline and fructose content Decreased- sucrose and TSS content |
Frosi et al., 2016 |
∗Nomenclature of the fungus is as per the name used in the cited papers. TSS, total soluble sugar; GB, glycinebetaine.