Record ID No. |
2686 |
Author(s) |
Sudha K., Ammani K. , 2010 |
Affiliation |
Department of Microbiology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur (A P), India |
Title |
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in medicinal plants in Thrissur district, Kerala. |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Mycorrhiza News 21(4):13-18p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Plantations |
Host |
Glycirrhiza glabra, Boerhaavia diffusa (Medicinal plants) |
Organism |
Glomus mosseae, Gigaspora, Acaulospora, Sclerocystis |
Country |
India, Asia |
Abstracts |
A survey was carried out on the distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and their percent of root colonization in medicinal plants in different places in Kerala, India. Rhizosphere soils and root samples of 57 medicinal plants were collected in different places in Thrissur district, Kerala. Results revealed that all the medicinal plants showed AM colonization in their roots and spore population in the rhizosphere soils. Spherical and elongated vesicles were observed. The spores of Glomus mosseae, Gigaspora, Acaulospora and Sclerocystis were observed in different places. Glomus mosseae and Gigaspora were dominant. All the 57 plants harbored AMF in their root cells. Glycirrhiza glabra and Boerhaavia diffusa showed highest percentage of AM fungal colonization (95%). From the percent of colonization, it was observed that there was no correlation between root samples and rhizoshere soils. |