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Extensive mycorrhizal infection of sesamum under field conditions was observed. The plants were found to be mycorrhizal even in the early stages. There was a progressive increase in mycorrhizal infection up to 6 weeks, then declined slightly. A gradual increase in vesicle count per 1 cm segment as the plants aged was noticed. Species ofGlomus, Gigaspora andSclerocystis were found in the rhizosphere soil. Among the spore types recorded, chlamydospores ofGlomus, especiallyGlomus mosseae were predominant.
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Vijayalakshmi, M., Rao, A.S. Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal associations of sesamum. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 98, 55–59 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053368
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