Association of AM fungi in important Pteridophytic plants of Maharashtra, India.

Authors

  • Prakash P Sarwade Department of Botany, S.G.R.G. Shinde Mahavidyalaya Paranda Dist. Osmanabad-413 503 (M.S) India.
  • R U Shaikh School of Life Sciences, S. R. T. M. University, Nanded - 431 606 (MS), India.
  • S S Chandanshive Department of Zoology, S.G.R.G. Shinde Mahavidyalaya Paranda Dist. Osmanabad-413 503 (M.S) India.
  • U N Bhale Department of Botany, Arts, Science and Commerce College, Nadurg. Dist. Osmanabad (M.S.) 413 602, India.

Keywords:

AM Fungi, Pteridophytic plants, Root colonization

Abstract

Four pteridophytic plants were studied for their Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal association. All tested plants were distributed in Maharashtra state. The result revealed that all the tested pteridophytic plants (viz. Equisetum spp, Marsilea spp, Nephrelepis spp, and Adiantum spp) had AM association in the roots and spore population in the soil. However, maximum root colonization was observed in Equisetum spp (96%) where as minimum was observed in Nephrelepis spp (28%). Equisetum spp (208) showed more spore density where as less in Adiantum spp (27). Total 15 AM fungal species were identified and quantified in which Glomus spp were dominant followed by Acaulospora spp Sclerocystis spp and Gigaspora spp were found less frequently distributed.

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Author Biographies

Prakash P Sarwade, Department of Botany, S.G.R.G. Shinde Mahavidyalaya Paranda Dist. Osmanabad-413 503 (M.S) India.

Department of Botany, S.G.R.G. Shinde Mahavidyalaya Paranda Dist. Osmanabad-413 503 (M.S) India.

R U Shaikh, School of Life Sciences, S. R. T. M. University, Nanded - 431 606 (MS), India.

School of Life Sciences, S. R. T. M. University, Nanded - 431 606 (MS), India.

S S Chandanshive, Department of Zoology, S.G.R.G. Shinde Mahavidyalaya Paranda Dist. Osmanabad-413 503 (M.S) India.

Department of Zoology, S.G.R.G. Shinde Mahavidyalaya Paranda Dist. Osmanabad-413 503 (M.S) India.

U N Bhale, Department of Botany, Arts, Science and Commerce College, Nadurg. Dist. Osmanabad (M.S.) 413 602, India.

Department of Botany, Arts, Science and Commerce College, Nadurg. Dist. Osmanabad (M.S.) 413 602, India.

Published

22-04-2012

How to Cite

Sarwade, P. P., R. U. Shaikh, S. S. Chandanshive, and U. N. Bhale. “ India”. International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 2012, https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/imrj/article/view/1584.

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Research Articles