Journal of Applied Horticulture. 2003: 5(1): 25-26

Association of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae with ginger rhizosphere in Himachal Pradesh

Sanjeev Sharma; Dohroo, N P

Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan (H.P.) - 173 230, India.

Seven species of VAM fungi were found associated with ginger rhizosphere in Himachal Pradesh, India. They included Glomus mosseae, G. caledonium, G. pulvinatum, Acaulospora laevis, A. scrobiculata, Gigaspora albida and Scutellospora minuta. Among the different VAM fungi species, frequency of Glomus species was maximum. The morphological characters of these VAM fungi are described.