The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2019;8(6):306-311 ; DOI:10.31254/phyto.2019.8608
Biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with selected medicinal plants of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, India
Ashish Kumar1 , Vipin Parkash2 , Anil Gupta3 , Ashok Aggarwal1
1. Department of Botany, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
2. Scientist- E, forest pathology division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
3. Botany Faculty, Institute of Integrated and Honors studies, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra Haryana, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 25th October, 2019 / Accepted: 7th December, 2019
The present investigation was focused on exploration of biodiversity of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) associated with different medicinal plants. Twenty-two medicinal plants belonging to 14 families were analyzed for AMF colonization. The plant roots and their respective rhizosphereic soil samples were collected from different localities of hamirpur district, himachal pardesh for AMF analysis and spore assessment per 50gm of soil sample of soil. The results revealed that number of AM spores in the rhizosphere of plant was not related to percent of AM root colonization. Highest per cent of root colonization was reported in Ricinus communis (86.5±4.68 %) and Achyranthes aspera lacks colonization. Highest number of AM spore was found in rhizosperic soil sample of Mimosa pudica (177.4±4.306) and least number of spores in Datura stramonium (47.53±2.76). Fourty three AM species belonging to five genera i.e. Glomus, Acaulospora, Gigaspora, Entrophospora and Sclerocystis were isolated during investigation. Maximum AM spore diversity was observed in Mentha viridis followed by Catharanthus roseus and least diversity related to Datura stramonium. The study confirmed that diversity of AM fungi varies with plant to plant.
AMF spore, root colonization, medicinal plant.
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Kumar A, Parkash V, Gupta A, Aggarwal A. Biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with selected medicinal plants of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, India. J Phytopharmacol 2019; 8(6):306-311.
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