Methods To Process Isolation of Vam/Am Fungi in Vascular Plants Roots and Rhizosphere Soil in Jaipur District (Raj.), India

Ajay Pal; Sonali Pandey

Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2014

Methods To Process Isolation of Vam/Am Fungi in Vascular Plants Roots and Rhizosphere Soil in Jaipur District (Raj.), India

Ajay Pal, Sonali Pandey

Abstract :

Vesicular–arbuscular endomycorrhizal fungi include among its members some of the majority widespread root symbionts species. Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae (VAM) are present in the roots of almost all vascular plants. These common, soil–borne fungi belong to the family, the Endogonaceae and generate fungal structures in the cortex of the roots. VAM play a decisive role in the mineral nutrition of plants by transferring phosphorus and other mineral deposits from the soil to the plant. Techniques for obtaining VAM samples from natural sources from cultivated land (summer and winter crops) around the Jaipur district are outlined. Methods of isolating spores, staining and cle� root samples and of identifying the fungal structures are discussed.