1. Studies on the influence of mycorrhiza on the growth and physiology of Vigna unguiculata and Abelmoschus esculentus.
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Anitha Jothi, R., Umagowsalya, G., Nagarani, N., Duraikannu, K., Ramadas, V., and Manoharan, P.T.
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MYCORRHIZAS , *COWPEA , *OKRA , *SOIL biodiversity , *SYMBIOSIS , *MICROBIOLOGY , *PLANT roots , *PHYSIOLOGY - Abstract
Diverse forms of microorganisms present in the soil and near the roots of plants, which play a vital role in numerous physiological processes, have attracted the attention of scientists. The dynamic microbial associations may be saprophytic, pathogenic, or symbiotic. The most widespread symbiosis of plants is the mycorrhizal association between root-inhabiting fungi and the feeder roots of plants. The present study was conducted to study the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on mineral nutrition ofVigna unguiculataandAbelmoschus esculentus. The experiment comprised of uninoculated seedlings and seedlings inoculated withGlomus mosseae. The chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, carotenoid, protein, nitrate, nitrogen, and phosphorus content showed an increase in vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza fungus-treated seedlings compared to non-mycorrhizal plants. The total soluble sugars and soluble starch content in leaves of all selected plant species in the present study showed a decrease in mycorrhizal seedlings compared to non-mycorrhizal seedlings. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2013
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