Research Article | Published: 01 June 1999

VAM Association in Seedlings of Some Plant Species Growing on Iron ore Mine Spoils in Goa (India)

B. F. Rodrigues

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 22 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 136-140 | 1999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1999-J62GJC | Cite this article

Abstract

As assessment of VA mycorrhizal association in 21 naturally occurring seedlings of shrub and tree species belonging to 19 genera and distributed among 16 families collected from a 12 years old iron ore mine reject dump was made. Spore densities of iron ore mine rejects and adjacent undisturbed site were also studied. It was observed that the seedlings of all the species studied, showed mycorrhizal infection. The mycorrhizal infection varied from 25% to 98% in the different species. It was observed that the spore densities of the iron ore mine rejects was very low as compared to that of adjacent undisturbed areas.

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Rodrigues, B.F., 1999. VAM Association in Seedlings of Some Plant Species Growing on Iron ore Mine Spoils in Goa (India). Indian Journal of Forestry, 22(2), pp.136-140. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1999-J62GJC

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