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Mycorrhizal colonization in cowpea is host dependent and heritable

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Cowpea genotypes (101) of diverse origin were evaluated for their endomycorrhizal colonization under natural field conditions in an alfisol soil. There was considerable variation in colonization ranging from 0 to 28.6%. The genetic coefficient of variability was high (55.9), heritability moderate (46.2) with high genetic advance (78.3) revealing that mycorrhizal colonization is not only host dependent but heritable.

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  1. Departments of Agricultural Botany and Microbiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, 560 065, Bangalore, India

    M. A. Mercy, G. Shivashankar & D. J. Bagyaraj

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Mercy, M.A., Shivashankar, G. & Bagyaraj, D.J. Mycorrhizal colonization in cowpea is host dependent and heritable. Plant Soil 121, 292–294 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00012324

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