Abstract:Inoculating Schizonepeta tenuifolia with VA mycorrhizal fungi can significantly improve the plant growth and uptake of P and S, and influendc the absorption of K, Na, Fe, Mo, Mn, Zn, Co, Ba, Ni and Pb. It is interesting to noto that VA mycorrhiza can also increase the synthesis of volatile oil in the shoots of S. tennifolia. The efficiency of Vk mycorrhixa varies with the fungal species.