Record ID No. |
6261 |
Author(s) |
Sadhana B. , 2014 |
Affiliation |
Centre for Research and P.G Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai-625009, Tamil Nadu, India. |
Title |
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) as a Biofertilizer - A Review. |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 3(4): 384-400. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
General |
Host |
NA |
Organism |
NA |
Country |
India |
Abstracts |
Biofertilizers are the organisms (Bacteria, fungi, cyanobacteria, etc.) that enrich the nutrient quality of soil. Plants have a number of beneficial relationships with such organisms. Among these AM-Fungi are ubiquitous and form a mutuality relationship with roots of most plant species. Generally, the distribution of AM spores in rhizosphere soil is governed by edaphic and certain climatic factors. Soil- based pot culture is applied as a common method for production of AM Fungal inoculum. The importance of these fungi to agricultural and forestry resides in their role in plant growth and nutrition. Dual inoculation of such fungi with a Rhizobium and other bacterium on plant enhanced the growth and other beneficial effects viz., resistance to disease and tolerance to adverse soil and climatic conditions. This article reviews the information on Arbuscular mycorrhizae in different fields. |