Research Article | Published: 01 December 1999

Association of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi with different bamboo species at a reforested site

S. N. Khan and Kamla Uniyal

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 22 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 405-408 | 1999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1999-V2N8VI | Cite this article

Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizal association was studied in bamboo species in a trial plantation at a reforested site. A total of thirty six AM fungi belonging to six genera were isolated. Out of which, the genus Glomus was dominantly represented by eighteen species followed by Acaulospora and Scutellospora with seven and six species respectively. Sclerocystis, Entrophospora and Gigaspora were represented by two & one species. Amongst the host species Dendrocalamus strictus and Bambusa nutans have the highest spore population of AM fungi. The results show a significant variation in abundance and distribution of AM fungi.

Keywords

Access Options

250/-

Buy Full Access in HTML Format

Instant access to the full article.

Get access to the full version of this article. Buy Full Access in HTML Format

References

1. Aggarwal, S.K., P. Khullar; V.K. Dhawan and S.R. Joshi, 1994. Growth and yield of Bambusa tulda in irrigated and non-irrigated plantations in Haryana. Indian Forester 120 (6) 477-482.

Google Scholar

2. Gerdmann, J. W. and T.H. Nicolson, 1963. Spores of mycorrhizal Endogone species extracted from soil by wet sieving and decenting method. Trans.Br. Mycol. Soc., 46:235-244.  https://doi.org/10.1016/S0007-1536(63)80079-0

Google Scholar

3. Mehrotra, M.D., S.N. Khan and Kamla Uniyal 1999. Study on the impact of mycorrhiza and fertilizer on the growth of bamboo. J. Non Wood Forest Product. 6 118-123.

Google Scholar

4. Mohanan, C. and Manoj Sebastian, 1999. Mycorrhizal Status of nineteen species of Bamboos in Kerala, India. National Conference of Mycorrhiza held at Bhopal (MP).

5. Ohms, R.E. 1957. A floatation method for collecting spores of a phycomycotous mycorrhizal parasite from soil. Phytopathology, 47:751-752.

Google Scholar

6. Phillips, J.M. and D.S. Hayman, 1970. Improved Procedure for clearing roots and staining parasitic and vesicular- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus for rapid assessment of infection. Trans. Br. Mycol. Soc. 55:158-161.  https://doi.org/10.1016/S0007-1536(70)80110-3

Google Scholar

7. Raghupathy S. and Mahadevan A. 1993. Distribution of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae in the plants and rhizosphere soil of the tropical plains. Tamil-Nadu, India. Mycorrhiza 3:123-136.  https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00208920

Google Scholar

8. Read, D.J., H.K. Koucheki and J. Hodgson, 1976. Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza in natural vegetation system I. The occurrence of infection. New Phytol. 77: 641-653.  https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.1976.tb04657.x

Google Scholar

9. Schenk, N.C. and Y. Perez, 1990. Manual for the identification of VA mycorrhizal fungi. Third edition.

Google Scholar

10. Thapar, H.S. and S.N. Khan, 1974. Studies on Endomycorrhiza in some forest species. Proc. Ind. Natn. Sci. Acad. 89, Part. B.

Google Scholar

11. Verma, R.K. and Jamaluddin, 1995. Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on growth of some bamboos in nursery. Mycorrhiza News. 6 (4): 9-10.

About this article

How to cite

Khan, S.N. and Uniyal, K., 1999. Association of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi with different bamboo species at a reforested site. Indian Journal of Forestry, 22(4), pp.405-408. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1999-V2N8VI

Publication History

Manuscript Published on 01 December 1999

Share this article

Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: