The Application of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Afforestation

Kaur, M.; Mukerji, K. G.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-4815-7_20

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“…More farm management practices can influence the types of AMF found in agriculture soils. Apart from effects of fertilizer application on AMF, other practices like crop rotation, minimal cultivation, monoculture, tillage, organic amendments, and application of biocides affects the AMF (Kaur and Mukerji, 1999) Mycorrhizal symbiosis plays an important role in the tropical agricultural crops because in tropical region, the soil is phosphorus deficient. Mosse (1973) reported that 75% of the phosphorus applied to the crops is not utilized by them but get converted to forms unavailable to plants.…”

Section: Role Of Amf In Agriculturementioning

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Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in global sustainable development

Aggarwal

Kadian

Tanwar

et al. 2011

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Mycorrhizal symbiosis is a highly evolved mutually beneficial relationship that exists between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and most of the vascular plants. The majority of the terrestrial plants form association with Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (VAM) or Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). This symbiosis confers benefits directly to the host plant’s growth and development through the acquisition of Phosphorus (P) and other mineral nutrients from the soil by the AMF. In addition, their function ranges from stress alleviation to bioremediation in soils polluted with heavy metals. They may also enhance the protection of plants against pathogens and increases the plant diversity. This is achieved by the growth of AMF mycelium within the host root (intra radical) and out into the soil (extra radical) beyond. Proper management of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi has the potential to improve the profitability and sustainability of agricultural systems. In this review article, the discussion is restricted to the mycorrhizal benefits and their role in sustainable development.

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Section: Role Of Amf In Agriculturementioning

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Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in global sustainable development

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Kadian

Tanwar

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“…Arbuscular mycorrhizal Fungi are able to associate with almost 90 % of vascular plants (Fitter, 2005;Parniske, 2008) and over 80% of all extant terrestrial plants (Jefries et al 2003; Wang and Qui, 2006), including agricultural crops in various types of soil. Population of AM Fungi and its distribution in the soil are strongly influenced by several factors such as land use, climate, temperature, chemical, physical and biological properties of soil (Djuuna, 2007), crop rotation, monoculture, tillage, organic amendments, and application of biocides (Kaur and Mukerji, 1999). Furthermore, the occurrence of AM Fungi in some soil types is a key factor determining AM Fungi community composition (Oehl et al 2010).…”

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The Presence Of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi In Some Agricultural Plants

Sianturi,

Djuuna,

Purnomo

et al. 2023

j.mycorrhiza, j.tropical

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The objective of this study was to determine the number of spores, root colonization and the type of AM Fungi in some agricultural plants in Oransbari District. Soil and root samples were collected across the agricultural land to isolate AM Fungi propagules using wet sieving method and root colonization using gridline method. AM Fungi spores subsequently identified by the Gedermann and Trappe identification manuals, some soil characteristics were also analyzed. The results showed that the number of spores at each sampling location ranged from 5.0 to 35 spores/50 gr of soil. The highest number of spores is found in the rhizosphere of Lycopersicum esculentum and the lowest is in Oryza sativa. The percentage of roots infected ranged from 15,3 to 76,38%, the highest of infections found in Oryza sativa and the lowest in Capsicum annuum. There were four AM Fungi morphotypes on agricultural soil of Oransbari i.e Glomus, Acaulospora, Scutellospora and Gigaspora. Soil pH and water content influenced the presence of AM Fungi, while Nitrogen and Phosphorus content did not influence the spore numbers in the soil as well as in the root. This might be related to the routine and highly use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides in these areas.

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