Interaction between Pumice and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Their Effects on Plant Growth under Deficit Irrigation Conditions in Parsley (Petroselinum sp.)

Ali Kılıçer; Gökhan Boyno; Caner Yerli; Talip Çakmakcı; Semra Demir

doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1784454

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Pomza ve Arbusküler Mikorizal Funguslarının Etkileşimi ve Kısıtlı Sulama Koşullarında Maydanoz (Petroselinum sp.) Bitkisinde Büyüme Üzerine Etkileri

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Kurak ve yarı kurak bölgelerde artan sulama suyu ihtiyacı ve azalan toprak verimliliği, sürdürülebilir tarım stratejilerinin geliştirilmesini zorunlu kılmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, arbusküler mikoriza mantarları (AMF) kullanımı ve toprak fiziksel özelliklerinin iyileştirilmesi önem taşımaktadır. Bu çalışma, kontrollü iklim odası koşullarında yürütülmüş olup, pomzanın toprak fiziksel iyileştirici olarak ve AMF ile birlikte kullanımının maydanoz (Petroselinum sp.) bitkilerinde bitki büyümesi, klorofil içeriği ve su kullanım etkinliği üzerindeki etkilerini inceleyen ilk çalışmalardan biridir. Maydanoz bitkileri, farklı pomza boyutları (pomzasız (P0), 0,1 mm (P0.1), 0,5 mm (P0.5), 1 mm (P1) ve 2 mm (P2)) ile toprakta karıştırılarak AMF (Funneliformis mosseae) ile inokule edilmiş ve üç farklı sulama seviyesi uygulanmıştır: tam sulama (%100, I100), %75 kısıtlı sulama (I75) ve %50 kısıtlı sulama (I50). En yüksek bitki büyümesi I100 sulama koşulunda AMF ve P2 pomza kombinasyonu ile gözlenmiştir (bitki boyu: 20,63 cm; yaş ağırlık: 9,72 g; kuru ağırlık: 1,97 g) ve klorofil içeriği %13 oranında artmıştır. Kısıtlı sulama, bitki büyümesi ve klorofil içeriğini azaltmış, ancak büyük pomza boyutları ile AMF kombinasyonu bu olumsuz etkiyi hafifletmiştir. Bulgularımız, büyük boy pomzanın AMF ile birlikte kullanımının sınırlı sulama koşullarında bitki büyümesini, klorofil içeriğini ve toprak su tutma kapasitesini önemli ölçüde artırdığını göstermektedir. Bu strateji, su kıtlığı olan bölgelerde sürdürülebilir tarım uygulamaları için umut verici bir yaklaşım sunmakta ve toprak iyileştirici–mikoriza etkileşimleri üzerine yapılacak gelecekteki araştırmalar için yol göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Interaction between Pumice and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Their Effects on Plant Growth under Deficit Irrigation Conditions in Parsley (Petroselinum sp.)

Abstract

Increasing irrigation water demand and declining soil fertility in arid and semi-arid regions necessitate the development of sustainable agricultural strategies. Among these strategies, the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and improvements in soil physical properties play a crucial role. This study was conducted in a controlled climate chamber and is one of the first to investigate the effects of pumice as a soil physical improver, alone and in combination with AMF, on plant growth, chlorophyll content, and water use efficiency in parsley (Petroselinum sp.). Parsley plants were grown in soils amended with different pumice particle sizes (without pumice (P0), 0.1 mm (P0.1), 0.5 mm (P0.5), 1 mm (P1), and 2 mm (P2)) and inoculated with AMF (Funneliformis mosseae), under three irrigation levels: full irrigation (100%, I100), 75% deficit irrigation (I75), and 50% deficit irrigation (I50). The highest plant growth was observed under I100 irrigation with the combination of AMF and P2 pumice (plant height: 20.63 cm; fresh weight: 9.72 g; dry weight: 1.97 g), with chlorophyll content increasing by 13%. Although deficit irrigation reduced plant growth and chlorophyll content, the use of large pumice particles combined with AMF mitigated these negative effects. Our findings indicate that integrating large pumice particles with AMF significantly enhances plant growth, chlorophyll content, and soil water retention under limited irrigation conditions. This approach offers a promising strategy for sustainable agriculture in water-scarce regions and provides insights for future research on soil amendment–mycorrhizal interactions under abiotic stress.

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Ethical Statement

Not applicable. The research involved no human participants or animals.

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English

Subjects

Plant Developmental and Reproductive Biology , Botany (Other) , Microbiology (Other)

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Research Article

Authors

Ali Kılıçer
0000-0002-1745-8540
Türkiye

Gökhan Boyno
0000-0003-3195-0749
Türkiye

Caner Yerli
0000-0002-8601-8791
Türkiye

Talip Çakmakcı
0000-0001-5815-1256
Türkiye

Semra Demir ^*
0000-0002-0177-7677
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

February 27, 2026

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February 27, 2026

Submission Date

September 15, 2025

Acceptance Date

November 13, 2025

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Year 2026 Number: Advanced Online Publication

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https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1784454

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https://izlik.org/JA29XA58NS

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Kılıçer, A., Boyno, G., Yerli, C., Çakmakcı, T., & Demir, S. (2026). Interaction between Pumice and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Their Effects on Plant Growth under Deficit Irrigation Conditions in Parsley (Petroselinum sp.). Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, Advanced Online Publication, 915-929. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1784454