Research Article
Studies on the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Biodiversity in the Plant Species of River Bhavani and Its Embankments, Mettuppalyam Taluk, Coimbatore District, Tamilnadu
Shyam Praveen R1*, Swapna Sebastian1, Sneha Sebastian1, Santosh Kumar K1 and Muthuraj Kaliyappan2
1Department of Botany, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India
2Department of Chemistry, Nirmala college, Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India
2Department of Chemistry, Nirmala college, Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India
*Corresponding author: Shyam Praveen R, Department of Botany, Kongunadu Arts and Science College Coimbatore, India. E-mail id: shyampraveencnr@gmail.com
Copyright: © Shyam Praveen R, et al. 2024. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Article Information:Submission: 25/06/2024; Accepted: 15/07/2024; Published: 20/07/2024
Abstract
Most agricultural crop roots and soils host arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which are obligate symbionts. These fungi play a crucial role in the survival and fitness of various plant taxa across different ecosystems. Tropical forests, which host the greatest diversity of mycoheterotrophs, have AM symbiosis present in about 70% of all plant species. This study aimed to isolate and identify AMF from rhizosphere soil samples collected from plant species
along the Bhavani River in Coimbatore district, India, and assess AM fungal infection in plant roots. We found that Thespesia populnea exhibited the highest AM fungal infection rate (58%), whereas Ipomea pestil pesticides the showed the lowest (16%). Additionally, Colocasia sp. had the lowest spore population (121/100g of soil), while Cassia tora had the highest (578/100g of soil). These findings underscore the diversity and ecological significance of AM fungi in
this region, highlighting their role in plant health and ecosystem dynamics.
Keywords:Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi; Symbiosis; Fungal Infection; Glomussps