Abstract:
The effects of moisture and mycorrhizal inoculation
on stomatal conductance and xylem
pressure potential of
Faidherbia albida
(Del.) A. Chev. were investigated in the semi arid
environment of
Sokoto, Nigeria. A complete randomized block design
with five replications and factorical combination
of three watering regimes (daily for unstressed pla
nt, twice weekly for partially stressed plants and
once a
week for moisture stressed plants) and three mycorr
hizal treatments namely; endomycorrhizal plants,
ectomycorrhizal plants and non mycorrhizal plants w
ere used. Both the ecto and endo mycorrhizae
significantly (P<0.05)affected the Stomatal Conduct
ance and Xylem Pressure Potential of the plant even
under stressed conditions. The use of mycorrhiza is
thus recommended as a strategy for efficient water
utilization and water conservation.
