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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Conserv. Sci.
Sec. Plant Conservation
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2025.1470018
This article is part of the Research Topic Conserving Plants in a Changing Climate View all articles
Effect of different mycobionts on growth parameters of Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soo: implications on conservation strategies
Provisionally accepted
Bilal Ahmad Dar *
Rukhsana Qadir - University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
Although various rhizospheric fungi have been isolated from Dactylorhiza hatagirea little is known about their specific effects on growth parameters. To understand the specific role of isolated fungal species (i.e., Trichoderma asperellum, Talaromyces falvus, Aspergillus candidus, Circinella muscae, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Cephalosporium acremonium, Trichoderma harzianum). we used to compare the effect of eight fungal species on growth parameters of D. hatagirea. Three treatments (T1, T2 T3) and control were employed to investigate the effect of rhizospheric fungi on the growth characteristics. Tubers inoculated with treatment (T3), conferred highest shoot length, tuber length, optimal fresh and dry matter yield and greatly enhanced other growth parameters, length of inflorescence, number of flowers and specific leaf area. Treatment (T3) have a discernible impact on plant growth compared to the control group. The results reveled those eight fungal species promoted growth with different efficiencies and results suggest rhizospheric fungal association and development-dependent preference. Our data provide the basic knowledge for use of different fungal species in conservation and/or production practices of D. hatagirea.
Keywords: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, investigation, methodology, project administration, resources
Received: 24 Jul 2024; Accepted: 25 Mar 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Bilal Ahmad Dar, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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