Study on copper and zinc content in soil and root of Mycorrhizal plants in some areas in Kerman province

To improve agriculture and plant community، factors which influence plant growth especially those which increase resistance and adaptation to harsh environment such as water and nutrient insufficient is important. Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae is one of the most common symbiosis which increase the plant adaptation and is useful for adsorbing water and nutrient elements such as P، N، K، etc. This research has been done on 14 plants species in 11 station of Kerman province due to the importance of mycorrhizae and ecological parameters in the field. The concentration of copper and zinc in soil and root، soil texture and pH، biological factors includes colonization percentage، spore numbers in soil، identification of fungi and plants species has been studied. There was a significant difference between soil copper and root zinc in rhizosphere of 14 species. However no significant correlation between soil and root elements was observed but a significant correlation has been observed between colonization percentage and spore number، pH and soil zinc، pH and soil clay. These 14 plant species were belong to 9 different families and 10 plants species had mycorrhizal colonization، 7 fungi species belong to 3 genus has been identified. Further investigation is needed for using mycorrhizal in agriculture and on field where many environmental factors are involved.