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Effect of pH, temperature and nutrients on the germination of a vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus,Glomus fasciculatum in vitro

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The effect of various pH (5·5, 6·5, 7·5 and 8·5) and temperature (20, 25 and 30°C) on germination of spores ofGlomus fasciculatum on 1% water agar was studied. Maximum germination (81·3%) occurred at pH 6·5 at 25°C. Spore germination was also studied with other nutrient media such as corn meal agar, modified Hepper medium, charcoal agar (0·01%) and soil extract agar. A significant increase was observed in charcoal agar and soil extract agar (+13·4% and +10·9% respectively).

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  1. Department of Microbiology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, 625 021, Madurai, India

    P Gunasekaran, P Sundaresan, N Ubalthoose Raja & M Lakshmanan

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Gunasekaran, P., Sundaresan, P., Raja, N.U. et al. Effect of pH, temperature and nutrients on the germination of a vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus,Glomus fasciculatum in vitro. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 97, 231–234 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053348

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