A study on pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) plant Biochemical and histochemical changes inoculated with indigenous AM fungi under Barren soil

Abstract

This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Abstract The soil organisms that develop beneficial Symbiotic relationships with plants roots and contribute to plant growth are mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculations change the growth and biochemical composition of the host plant and soil. Mycorrhizal root systems do augment the absorbing area of roots from 10 to 100 times thereby greatly improving the ability of the plants to utilize the soil resources. A pot experiment was conducted during the kharif seasons at Jaipur, Rajasthan, to find out the effects of three different indigenous AM fungi i.e. Glomus mosseae, Glomus fasciculatum and Gigaspora decipiens either single and in combination inoculation on biochemical and histochemical changes of Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) grown under barren soil conditions. The AM fungus has shown to improve the tolerance of plant to drought stress. Experimental results showed that AM fungi treated plants improved their plants growths, biochemical and histochemical changes as compared to non-mycorrhizal treatments. The AM fungi inoculated plant was found to be attaining maximum plant biochemical and histochemical substances in Glomus mosseae (alone) and also Glomus mosseae + Glomus fasciculatum treatments.

Effect of Organic Mulch and Mycorrhizal Inoculation on Growth and Yield of Tomato Plants

“…Mycorrhizae fungi are environmentally friendly bio-fertilizers, not only reduce the load of chemical fertilizers in the plants but also minimizing the pollution in the soil [13]. Mycorrhizal infection expands the absorbing area of roots from 10 to 100 times thereby greatly improving the ability of the plants to utilize the soil resources [14]. Application of mycorrhizae increases the number of microorganisms in the soil, Mycorrhizae enhance plant productivity by enhancing the biological nitrogen fixation, phosphate, solubilization, production of hormones and vitamins, and other growth factors required for plant growth [15].…”