Mohamed Abourouh

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English. Molecular genetic analysis of Arar tree [Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters] is often limited by the availability of fresh tissue and an efficient and reliable protocol for high quality genomic DNA extraction. In this study, two DNA extraction protocols were specifically developed for extracting high quality genomic DNA from Arar tree l...

Mycorrhizal statut of T. articulata (Vahl) Masters was studied in seven Tetraclinis woodlands. Root microscopic analysis revealed only Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi (AMF). The rates of mycorrhizal colonisation were high (more than 80 %). A "Paris-type" mycorrhizal structure was noted and spores isolated were dominated by Glomus genus. Molecular analy...

Five representative plant species (Withania frutescens Pauquy, Lavandula multifida L., Pistacia atlantica Desf., Olea europaea L. subsp. oleaster (Hoffmanns. & Link) Negodi and Tetraclinis articulata [Vahl] Mast.) were selected from Moroccan Tetraclinis woodland in order to evaluate their mycorrhizal potential and to compare the impact of their rhi...

Cinq espèces végétales (Withania frutescens Pauquy, Lavandula multifida L., Pistacia atlantica Desf., Olea europaea L. subsp. oleaster (Hoffmanns. & Link) Negodi et Tetraclinis articulata [Vahl] Mast.), rencontrées au niveau de l'écosystème tétraclinaie au Maroc ont été sélectionnées afin d'évaluer leur potentiel mycorhizien et de comparer l'impact...

The potential benefits of inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi were investigated on carob tree Ceratonia siliqua, a Mediterranean legume in Morocco. The parameters under study were the effect of an inoculation on growth, mineral nutrition and roots mycorrhizal colonization of the plant under nursery conditions. C. siliqua growth was m...

Abstract: The low rate of rooting and production of disease-free argan cuttings are among the first concerns technical improvement. A trial involving the mass propagation of Argania spinosa cuttings was established following two protocols: in mini-bouturathèques without mist and in a greenhouse under mist. Symptoms of petiole necrosis, foliar yello...

Soil characteristics may be an important factor in structuring fungal communities. We relate the above- and below-ground distribution of the ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) Pisolithus spp. to changes in soil chemistry in a Quercus suber plantation located in the Maâmora forest (Morocco). Intrageneric variability of 115 fruit bodies was studied, using m...

The limited growth and nutrition of plants growing in semi-arid zones may be overcome by the inoculation with selected soil microorganisms [bacteria or arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)]. In this article we investigate how autochthonous AM fungi and the two most abundant cultivable bacterial groups, isolated from dried degraded (B1) and non-degrad...

The diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in roots of two plant species (arar, Tetraclinis articulata and lavender, Lavandula multifida) that exist alone or co-occur in Moroccan Tetraclinis woodlands was characterized using molecular techniques. The interaction between the two plant species on their root AMF communities was also studied....

Le monde des champignons est mystérieux et exaltant et constitue un labyrinthe souvent déplaisant pour le profane et dans lequel même les spécialistes peuvent s'égarer. Ces êtres, sans racines, ni tige, ni feuilles, correspondent en fait à des organismes énigmatiques du fait de leurs particularités morphologiques et biologiques. Leur histoire est f...

Efficient DNA isolation from Moroccan Arar tree [Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters] leaves and optimization of the RAPD-PCR molecular technique. Molecular genetic analysis of Arar tree [Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters] is often limited by the availability of fresh tissue and an efficient and reliable protocol for high quality genomic DNA...

The phylogenetic relationships among 200 Pisolithus basidiomata collected from pine, oak, and eucalypt forests and rockrose scrubs in Morocco were investigated. Using PCR-RFLP analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of ribosomal DNA, this collection could be divided into 5 groups, by using PCR-RFLP analysis of the internal transcribed spa...

A trial involving the mass propagation of Argania spinosa cuttings was established following two protocols: in mini-bouturathèques without mist and in a greenhouse under mist. Symptoms of petiole necrosis, foliar yellowing and abundant black acervuli were observed under both protocols. These symptoms were responsible for a 90% mortality rate in the...

Interspecific variation among 87 sporocarps of fungi belonging to 15 genera and 39 species were evaluated by analyzing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of the rDNA region using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). The ITS region was first amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with specific primers and then cleaved with diffe...

Cedar wood is well appreciated since thousand years even though its economical importance is limited because of its world distribution restricted to some Mediterranean countries and Himalaya. The most important species, Cedrus atlantica have its biggest population in Morocco (130 000 ha) where it is submitted to fungal diseases. Among them, the loc...

A survey of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi was conducted in seven Tetraclinis woodlands. Microscopic analysis of the mycorrhizal status of T. articulata (Vahl) Masters roots revealed that all samples formed only AM, and no ectomycorrhizal fungi were detected. The mycorrhizal colonisation level was generally high (more than 80%), thus reflecting...