Occurrence and Concentration of AM Fungi in Chenopodium Quinoa Willd

Dr. Prashanthi Sandepogu

Abstract: An assessment of the mycorrhizal association in Chenopodium quinoa willd. Random rhizosphere soil samples were collected from 4 different areas of Telangana state. AM fungi were isolated from rhizosphere soils of Quinoa plants by wet and decanting method (Gerdemann and Nicolson 1963). The percentage of mycorrhizal colonization in each of the plant was calculated by Phillips and Hayman method (1970) and Morpometric technique (Toth and Toth 1982) was used .

Keywords: Chenopodium quinoa willd. Telangana state, AM fungi, rhizosphere soils, wet and decanting method, Phillips and Hayman method, Morpometric technique