Fungal Genomics & Biology
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College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala, India

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• Research Article   
  Native Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Improves Growth and Quality of Exotic Swietenia macrophylla King Seedlings in Nursery
  Author(s): R. Ajeesh, N. K. Binu*, A.V. Santhosh kumar and S. Gopal
  
  Aim: Exotic tree species to get established outside their place of origin have to form new associations with the local Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) species that are sufficient to compensate the gap that the native AM fungal symbionts provide to them in their place of origin. The present study throws some aspects on the efficacy of three native species of AMF on growth and seedling quality of Swietenia macrophylla, an exotic to peninsular India. Methods: Polybag raised seedlings were inoculated with (Funelliformis mosseae, Rhizophagus intraradices, Rhizophagus proliferus) at different levels (10, 20 and 50 g inoculum per seedling). Results: Among the AMF species, seedlings treated with Funelliformis mosseae showed improved growth. The physiological parameters of the.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2165-8056.23.13.235

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