What benefits of Glomus iranicum have been cited in the scientific literature?
Glomus iranicum — also identified in the literature as Rhizophagus iranicus, Dominikia iranica, and the variety Glomus iranicum var. tenuihypharum — has five peer-reviewed benefit citations on file. All reported findings come from lettuce production trials, including experiments conducted under saline reclaimed water conditions.
On the nutrient and physiology side, peer-reviewed studies report that Glomus iranicum inoculation improves a lettuce plant's capacity to acquire nitrogen, calcium, and potassium from both saline and non-saline media. Net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, and water-use efficiency improvements have also been cited in research on saline reclaimed water trials. These are findings reported in peer-reviewed research — not approved label claims or regulatory endorsements.
1AAPFCO-accepted claims
Listing details- Effective in high saline soils.
Accepted wording, shown verbatim · source: AAPFCO Plant Biostimulant list
2Potential claims from the literature
Reported to alleviate salt stress in lettuce plants grown under saline reclaimed water conditions, enabling inoculated plants to meet minimum legal commercial size thresholds
Reported to improve plant growth and productivity in lettuce under both non-saline and saline (reclaimed water) conditions
Reported to increase the ability of lettuce plants to acquire N, Ca, and K from both non-saline and saline media
Reported to significantly reduce Na uptake in lettuce plants grown under saline reclaimed water conditions
Reported to improve physiological parameters including net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, and water-use efficiency in lettuce plants supplied with saline reclaimed water
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