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The current study investigated the effect of altitude on the phytochemical composition and mycorrhizal diversity, associated with distribution of <jats:italic>T. contorta<\/jats:italic> in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, India. Quantitative phytochemical analysis of the leaf extracts indicated that alkaloid levels decreased with altitude, with the highest value in Himri's methanol extracts (72.79\u2009\u00b1\u20091.08\u2009mg\/g) while phenol content increased with altitude, peaking in Nankhari's methanol extracts (118.83\u2009\u00b1\u20095.90\u2009mg\/g). Saponin content was higher in methanol extracts (78.13\u2009\u00b1\u20091.66\u2009mg\/g in Nankhari, 68.06\u2009\u00b1\u20091.92\u2009mg\/g in Pabbas, and 56.32\u2009\u00b1\u20091.93\u2009mg\/g in Himri). Flavonoid levels were notably higher in chloroform extracts, particularly in Nankhari (219.97\u2009\u00b1\u20092.99\u2009mg\/g), and positively correlated with altitude. Terpenoids were higher in chloroform extracts at Himri (11.34\u2009\u00b1\u20090.10\u2009mg\/g) and decreased with altitude. Taxol content showed minimal variation between solvents and altitudes (4.53\u20136.98\u2009ppm), while rutin was only detected in methanol extracts (1.31\u20131.46\u2009ppm). Mycorrhizal spore counts in <jats:italic>T. contorta'<\/jats:italic>s rhizosphere varied with altitude: highest at Himri (77.83\u2009\u00b1\u20092.20 spores\/50\u2009g soil), decreasing to Pabbas (68.06\u2009\u00b1\u20091.96 spores\/50\u2009g soil) and lowest at Nankhari (66.00\u2009\u00b1\u20092.77 spores\/50\u2009g soil), with 17 AMF species identified overall, showing significant altitudinal influence on spore density. The rhizosphere of <jats:italic>T. contorta<\/jats:italic> was shown to be dominated by the <jats:italic>Glomus<\/jats:italic> species. The rhizospheric soil of the plant was found to be slightly acidic. Organic carbon and available potassium content decreased contrasting with increasing available nitrogen and phosphorus with altitude. Correlation data showed strong negative links between organic carbon (\u22120.83), moderate positive for nitrogen (0.46) and phosphorus (0.414), and moderate negative for potassium (\u22120.56) with the altitude. This study provides a comprehensive insight into changes in phytochemical constituents, mycorrhizal diversity and soil composition of <jats:italic>T. contorta<\/jats:italic> along a range of altitude.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/jobm.202400016","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,24]],"date-time":"2024-06-24T05:15:34Z","timestamp":1719206134000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Altitudinal Impact on Phytochemical Composition and Mycorrhizal Diversity of <i>Taxus Contorta<\/i> Griff in the Temperate Forest of Shimla District"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"64","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0909-9524","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Saurav","family":"Chauhan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences Solan Himachal Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rajni","family":"Dhalaria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences Solan Himachal Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shankharoop","family":"Ghoshal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Planning Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Bengaluru Karnataka India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"K.S.","family":"Kanwal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Biodiversity Conservation and Management G.B. 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