Record ID No. |
960 |
Author(s) |
Shah,M.A., Zafar Reshi , 2005 |
Affiliation |
P G Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir - 190 006, India. |
Title |
Incidence of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of Pinus wallichiana A B Jackson in different forest stands of Kashmir Himalaya |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Mycorrhiza-News. 17(4): 11-14p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Plantations |
Host |
Pinus wallichiana |
Organism |
Glomus |
Country |
India, Asia |
Abstracts |
This study highlights the significant correlation between differential colonizations of arbuscular mycorrhizas (AM) and rhizospheric soil characteristics. Pinus wallichiana seedlings collected from two ecologically different habitats (Dachigam National Park and Kangan Forest Stand) of Kashmir Himalaya in India were observed for AM associations. Data revealed relatively high AM colonization in seedlings from Dachigam compared to Kangan. The percentage of vesicles, arbuscules and hyphae was estimated at 32, 14 and 8%, respectively. The Glomus-type association was characterized by the predominance of vesicles. The two sites also show evident differences in their average physico-chemical properties, viz., pH, moisture content, field capacity, organic C, available P, total P, Ca and Mg. |