In Algeria, in the semi-arid and arid areas cereal production is limited because of many constraints like lack of mineral elements (phosphorus and nitrogen), low organic matter and an insufficient water reserve due to the low rainfall. Most researches on durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) are undertaken to increase its productivity. In recent years several methods have been used including using microorganisms. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) appear to have important roles in plants in various soil conditions. In Algeria and particularly in the eastern regions, the diversity of AMF spores in the soil is so far little studied. In this context this study focuses on the study of the diversity and the abundance of AMF spores in Triticum durum Desf. fields in arid, semi-arid and coastal regions. Soil samples were collected and characterized and the spores isolated by the wet sieving methods were observed, counted and identified. The results of the physic-chemical characterization of all soil samples reveal a clay loam, loam clay and loam sandy soils with an alkaline pH (7.54-8.27), a total nitrogen content from 0.023 to 0.082% and phosphorus content ranging from 1.63% to 7.74%. We noted the presence of several morphotypes that were classified as follow: Glomeraceae, Acaulosporaceae and Scutellosporaceae with a predominance of Glomeraceae in different sites depending on climate and soil type. The presence of these families demonstrates a biodiversity of the eastern wheat fields of Algeria.

Improvement and rehabilitation passes necessarily by a characterization step and a performance evaluation in view of future use. In this context, a collection of 26 accessions of durum wheat (Triticum durum.desf) was studied based on an assortment of agro morphological and physiological traits. This study took place during the campaign of 2011/2012 on the ITGC site of el khroub station. This site represents the highest Algerian eastern plains. The results showed highly significant varietal differences for all measured parameters. Highly positive significant links have been found between grain yield and the number of grains produced per unit area, and the number of grain per spike. The principal component analysis, described a total variation of 77.36 %, and the hierarchical classification has divided the genotypes according to their phenotypic variation into three distinct groups. The first one includes old varieties showing adaptability to climatic conditions to the studied area. They are late and large. In contrast, the two groups left are formed by improved genotypes and other newly introduced ones. They are characterized by a small, early maturity at heading, and show higher values for all performance components.

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Response in tissue culture is highly genotype dependent, significant genotypic diferences in callus initiation response were observed among both potato genotype investigated. The Spunta variety devleops the best calogenesis in all media compared to Kondor variety depending on hormones concentration,there is a range of variations in days needed for callus initiation,percentage of explant that developed callus, its texture, color and the degre of its formation.Our resutls chow that the callus depends on explant type.Sprout explant respond best to callus formation. the amount of callus ranges from 60% to 90 % for Spunta .Callus color after eight weekwas light green or green yelow for both varieties.The higest amount of callus 100% was obtained with the combination (NAAxBAP)(0.5/1, medium M2) and (2/2 ,medium M3) with Kondor bud explant .In media M1(1/0.5 mg/l),M2 (0.5/1 mg/l) and M3 (2/2 mg/l) with sprout explant of Spunta the amount of 80 %was noted,callus in media M1 and M2 produced microtubers,shoots and roots.

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