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Morocco has launched a vast program to rehabilitate the argan tree ( Argania spinosa ) and extend its cultivation under modern management (arganiculture). The promotion of tree growth in the greenhouse and the field as well as their tolerance to biotic and abiotic constraints are key factors for the success of this program. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi play an important role in improving mineral nutrition, growth, development, and tolerance of plants to biotic and abiotic stresses. The objective of the present work is to evaluate the effectiveness of promoting growth and mineral nutrition of argan trees by a multi-species consortium of autochthonous mycorrhizal fungi ‘Rhizargan’ isolated from 15 Moroccan argan soils. The study was conducted on two contrasting ecotypes of argan (Admine) and (Lakhsas). The performance of plants inoculated with ‘Rhizargan consortium’ was monitored for thirteen months and then compared to that of plants inoculated with a pure commercialized strain of  Rhizophagus irregularis . Results show that inoculation with ‘Rhizargan consortium’ improves plant growth and mineral nutrition more than  R. irregularis . Our results can strongly benefit the arganiculture program, especially since ‘Rhizargan consortium’ is composed of several endomycorrhizal species allowing them to respond to a greater diversity of crops and pedoclimatical conditions.

Effectiveness of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal consortium on the growth and mineral nutrition of Argania spinosa (L.) skeels