An estimated 90% of terrestrial plants form symbiotic associations with soil fungi, and the majority of those plant species belong to families that characteristically form associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi (Smith & Read, 1997). The function of these associations is largely based upon the transfer of carbon (C) from the plant to the fungus, and upon the transfer of mineral nutr...

The yield, nutrient uptake and cost efficacy of Chlorophytum. borivillianum were studied using dual inoculation with AM fungi (Glomus fasciculatum) and Azotobacter chroococcum. The experiment was conducted for two consecutive years with two levels of chemical fertilizers as F1(N-P-K : 24-24-32 kg ha) and F2 (N-P-K : 30-30-40 kg ha). Inoculation of bioinoculants encouraged results; the fresh tub...

Global surface temperature is predicted to increase by at least 1.5°C by the end of this century. However, the response of soil microbial communities to global warming is still poorly understood, especially in high-elevation grasslands. We therefore conducted an experiment on three types of alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to study the effect of experimental warming on abundance a...

Intercropping, which gains productivity and ecological benefits through plant facilitative interactions, is a practice often associated with sustainable agriculture. In such systems, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi the hyphal networks play key roles in facilitation by promoting connectivity, mediating interplant transfer of metabolic resources, managing weeds, pathogens, contaminants. This re...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are obligate biotrophs that participate in a highly beneficial root symbiosis with 80% of land plants. Strigolactones are trace molecules in plant root exudates that are perceived by AM fungi at subnanomolar concentrations. Within just a few hours, they were shown to stimulate fungal mitochondria, spore germination, and branching of germinating hyphae. In this ...

Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus L.) is a dominant grass revegetating many abandoned coal-mined lands in West Virginia, USA. Residual soils on such sites are often characterized by low pH, low nutrients, and high aluminium. Experiments were conducted to assess the resistance of broomsedge to limited phosphorus (Pi) availability and to investigate the role that arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi...

Forest ecosystems are the regions where there is least human interference and therefore we see luxury of plant growth. Sithkhandi forest one interfered forests present near Bhokar region Nanded district in Maharashtra. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM fungi) develops symbiotic relation with most land plants. This association very common terrestrial ecosystem throughout world. The objective curr...

Pathogenic and mutualistic fungi have contrasting effects on seedling establishment, but it remains unclear whether density-dependent survival growth are regulated by access to different types of mycorrhizal fungal networks supported neighbouring adult trees. Here, we conducted an extensive field survey test how pathogenic colonization arbuscular (AM) ectomycorrhizal (ECM) seedlings in a subtro...

The comparative effect of dual inoculation of native N fixer (Rhizobium) and AM fungi consortia with different organic fertilizers (vermicompost and farm yard manure) on fodder production and quality of two leguminous tree species (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de. Wit. and Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.) in silvopastoral system and their impact on the fodder production of un-inoculated Panicum maxim...

H ecologists focused on interspecific competition as the critical factor structuring plant communities. Interactions between plants, however, are likely to be mediated by myriad interactions with soil organisms (Bever et al. 1997). The vast majority of plants, for example, take up nutrients through interactions with root symbionts. Of these root symbionts, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are ...