Record ID No. |
3141 |
Author(s) |
Lakshman H C., Rohini Jambagi., Pushpalatha K C., Murthy N K. , 2010. |
Affiliation |
Hind Agriculture Research and Training Centre. |
Title |
Status of AM fungi on some important leguminous plants of Mercara in Karnataka |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
International Journal of Plant Protection. 3(2): 382-386p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Fungal evaluation |
Host |
Legumes(Vigna mungo, Vicia faba, Acacia, Macrotyloma uniflorum) |
Organism |
AMF |
Country |
India, Asia. |
Abstracts |
Legumes are important members belonging to the family Fabacae. In the present study fifteen important leguminous plants were selected in Mercara to assess the per cent of mycorrhizal colonization. The results revealed that both per cent colonization or spore number could not be correlated with each other. Higher per cent of root colonization was recorded in Vigna mungo and least colonization was observed in Vicia faba. Similarly, highest numbers of spores were recovered in Macutyloma uniflorum, least number was in Acacia planiformis. AM Fungi are imporatnt root symboints which play an important role in phosphorus absorption. Therefore it can be concluded that presence of mycorrhizal fungi on these legumes could sustain in drier or tropical soils with low phosphorus. |