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Life Science Research and Sustainable Development ISBN: 978-98-84663-33-9

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Status of Heteropogon contortus L.

From Family Poaceae

Algunde S. M.

Shankarrao Patil Mahavidyalaya, Bhoom
( Email: algundeshital2015@gmail.com)

Keywords: Abstract:
Arbuscular, The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi play an important role in absorption of
colonization, nutrient and enhancing the growth of the plant. It also helpful for stress
rhizospheric resistance, drought resistance, etc. the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi forms
symbiotic association with the roots of the host plants and also with the soil.
The present investigation was done with the arbuscular mycorrhizal status
of one plant species Heteropogon contortus wild, belonging to the family
Poaceae.The present work on the plant species mainly done to know the root
colonization with hyphal, vesicles and arbuscles along with study of
diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spores from the native
rhizospheric soil sample. The roots of the plant along with rhizospheric soil
sample were collected from the area surrounding Mauli Mahavidyalaya,
Wadala, N. Solapur, Solapur.The analyzed roots showed presence of 90%
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal root colonization and consist of 350/100 gm
of AMF spores in rhizospheric soil samples with great diversity in which
genus Glomus was much dominating than others.

1. Introduction
The term mycorrhiza was first coined by German Botanist Arber Frank (1985). Mycorrhiza is
symbiotic association between fungi and the roots of the higher plants. Such relation are non
pathogenic, parasitic with roots of plant (Kar, A.K. 1993). Mycorrhiza plays an important role in
increasing mobilizing ability of nutrients such as Phosphorous, Nitrogen, with other organic
material for the host plant (Atul – Nayyar et al, 2009). Mycorrhiza maintain the intermediate link
between plants root and soil (Mulani, R.M. and Wankhede S.B., 2013).Mycorrhiza gives drought
resistance ability to herbaceous plants (Bagyaraj D.J. and Varma A., 1995; Sadhana B. 2014). Such
great diversity in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi has been investigated by many workers in
medicinal plants, herbaceous plants ( Bagyaraj D. J. 2014; Kannan K. and Lakshminarashiman C.,
1988; Kumar , A. Chhavi et al 2013; Mulani R.M. et al 2004; Mulla R.M. 1994; Mulani R. M. and
Waghmare S.S. 2012; ).
Heteropogon contortus L. is a perennial grass grows in grass land throughout the world as a
dominating grass species. H. contortus minor component for a vegetation community (Johnston,
1963). The invasions of these species can alter the structure, function and component of
ecosystem throughout the world (D Antonio and Vitousek, 1992). The stem of the plant s flat,
rough and pale green in color. The leaves are flat and folded which develops along the length of
stem. Flowers are develops in spike; the species mostly forms seeds without pollination.
2 .Materials and Method
2.1 Study site. For present investigation study site selected was area of Mauli Mahavidyalaya,
Wadala (17052’25.0’’N and 75 50'04.0''E). N. Solapur, Solapur, Maharashtra.
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