Abstract:
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are beneficial microorgansims associated with around
eighty-percent of land plants. They belong to Glomeromycota phylum. In this mutualistic
symbiosis, the fungus receives photosynthetic carbon fixed from its host. In return, the host plant
gains a plethora of benefits from the fungus such as enhanced nutrient uptakes, and protection
against both biotic (soil-borne root pathogens, insect attack); and abiotic (drought, heavy metal
pollution, and soil salinity) stresses. The current study was performed to determine the presence
of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) spores in a field cultivated with wheat crops (Triticum
aestivum, L.) during the vegetative stage, and also to investigate soil physiochemical properties
effect on AM spores. Three genera of AMF spores were identified in the current study. These
genera were Gigaspora spp., Acualospora spp., and Glomus spp. Results showed that Glomus
spp. was the predominate genus compared to the other two genera. |
