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ARBUSCULAR
MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI (AMF) ASSOCIATED WITH THE RHIZOSPHERE OF MENTHA
ARVENSIS L., AND M.LONGIFOLIA HUDS
TANVIR BURNI1*,
FARRUKH HUSSAIN1 AND M. SHARIEF2
Abstract: Present investigations were
carried out to identify, quantify and find out the AMF relationship with
chemical characteristics of rhizospheric soils of Mentha
arvensis and M longifolia, growing in some cultivated and
natural sites of KPK (Khyber PakhtunKhawa) respectively. Seven AMF
species with M.arvensis and 11 with M.longifolia
were recorded. The dominant Genus was Glomus (11 species)
followed by Acaulospora and Gigaspora (2 species each). The AMF
spore densities in studied sites were ranged from 30-245 spores/10 gr.
soil. AM colonization ranged from 26.87 – 100 %. Coefficient of
correlation (r) was estimated statistically to find out the relationship
between AMF spore densities and chemical characteristics of soils.
1Department
of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
2Department
of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural
University, Peshawar Pakistan.
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