Jujube root-associated arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community

The current study aimed the evaluation of different mycorrhiza-based ecological engineering strategies, i.e. using a R. irregularis inoculant combined or not with rock hosphate (RP) fertilizers, on jujube seedling growth and nutrition in tree nursery and after outplanting in an experimental field. The ecological impact of each practice will be assessed by the monitoring of AM fungal community structure and diversity associated with jujubes trees after one year of plantation by using high throughput Illumina sequencing. The work was carried out on two different jujube tree cultivars from different provenances, a local one adapted to the harsh conditions observed on the route of the GGW and an Indian provenance particularly appreciated by West African farmers because of its precocity in fruiting, the larger size of its fruits and its taste.