were significantly reduced due to increasing salinity (Figure 1A,B). However, in inoculated (AMF+)plants, RGRPlant was significantly reduced under severe salt stress (100 mM NaCl) only, while innon-inoculated (AMF) plants both moderate (50 mM NaCl) and severe salinity caused a significantreduction of RGRPlant. Under severe soil salinity, the RGRPlant of AMF+ plants remained almost equalto that of AMF plants grown under 50 mM NaCl (Figure 1A). No significant reduction was foundregarding the relative growth rate of AMF+ roots (RGRRoot) under both moderate or severe salinity,SwuhstialienatbhileityR 2G01R5,R 7o, o1t–o13f AMF– plants was significantly reduced under severe salinity (Figure 1B).