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Environmental conditions, specifically heat stress, are important factors in asparagus crop production. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been shown to increase plant growth. Effects of heat stress on nutrient uptake have rarely been examined in intact plants, but the limited results indicate that heat stress will decrease uptake; no studies have examined heat stress effects on asparagus nutrient uptake. We examined the effects of AMF, Glomus intraradices, on the growth, nutrient uptake, heat stress responses, and antioxidative activity in asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.). We grew AMF-inoculated or non–AMF-inoculated asparagus plants in sand culture at 20 to 25 °C for 14 weeks in a greenhouse and subsequently subjected to three temperature conditions (control = 20 °C/25 °C night/day, mild heating = 30 °C/35 °C night/day, and severe heating = 37 °C/42 °C night/day) in growth chambers. Morphological and physiological growth parameters were compared between AMF-inoculated and non–AMF-inoculated plants. The mycorrhizal symbiosis markedly enhanced biomass production and heat stress responses negatively in plants compared with that in the non–AMF-inoculated plants. Plants grown under non–AMF-inoculated treatment had severe rate of leaf browning (80% to 100%), whereas the mycorrhizal plants showed a minimum rate of leaf browning under heat stress conditions. The results indicated mycorrhizal-inoculated plants showed an increase activity of antioxidative enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase. The 2,2-diphenyl-1picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity also showed a greater response in mycorrhizal plants than in the control plants under each temperature treatment. Application of AMF enhanced plant growth and mineral nutrients and alleviated heat stress damage through an increased antioxidative activity and the mycorrhizal symbiosis significantly enhanced heat stress tolerance of asparagus.

The Sitakund anticline is located within the Chittagong Tripura Fold Belt of the Bengal basin is considered to be the youngest structural feature of the western flank of the Indo-Burman ranges. An attempt has been made to delineate hydrocarbon trap configuration by integrating both surface and sub-surface observations, determining the nature of deformation, predicting the sealing probabilities and relationship between different petroleum elements. 2D structural modelling along the Sitakund anticline suggests that the structure may have a suitable fault-trap setting for hydrocarbon accumulation. Along the footwall block the Bokabil sandstones (with porosity up to 14%) covered by cap rock of Upper Marine Shale (UMS) juxtaposes against the shale-rich Bhuban Formation of the hanging-wall block provides such fault-trap geometry. While relatively high Shale Smear Factor (>75%) and low Shale Gouge Ratio (~ 1.33) indicates that the east dipping major thrust fault may provide sufficient sealing properties. In addition, shale diapirism at the core of the anticline may result intrusion of clay into faults considerably raising the sealing ability along the main thrust.

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