Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal association with Dicoma tomentosa Cass. from Mahabubnagar District of Telangana state, India

Authors

  • Hari Prasad Kante  Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Government Degree College, Wanaparthy, Telangana, India
  • Hindumathi Amballa  Applied Mycology and Molecular Plant Pathology Lab, Department of Botany Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
  • Bhadraiah Bheemanathni  Applied Mycology and Molecular Plant Pathology Lab, Department of Botany Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

Keywords:

Dicoma tomentosa, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi, AM fungal spores, Root colonization.

Abstract

The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal association in the rhizosphere of Dicoma tomentosa Cass. species from 10 Mandals of Mahabubnagar District, Telangana state, India, were studied. The results showed 20 species of 5 genera of AM fungi were identified, of which 6 belonged to Acaulospora, 5 to Glomus, 5 to Scutellospora, 3 to Gigaspora and 1 to Archaeospora. Acaulospora was the dominant genera and Acaulospora bireticulata, Acaulospora scrobiculata, Gigaspora rosea, Glomus aggregatum and Glomus multicaule were the prevalent species. The highest root colonization 100% was recorded in Gopalpet sample. while The lowest root colonization 80 % was recorded in Pebbair sample. The AM fungi spore density ranged from 117 to 232 per 100gm soil (average 169.2), while the root colonization ranged from 80% to 100% (average 92.66). This study provides a valuable information for AM fungal association and AM fungal biotechnology on medicinal standardization planting.

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2018-04-30

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Hari Prasad Kante, Hindumathi Amballa, Bhadraiah Bheemanathni, " Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal association with Dicoma tomentosa Cass. from Mahabubnagar District of Telangana state, India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 5, pp.1853-1859, March-April-2018.