Abstract
Aims: Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi or previously known as the vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi, is a type of endomycorrhiza that closely associates with most species of plants. Meanwhile, they significantly improve the nutrients uptake in exchange of photosynthates and decrease the stress caused by both biotic and abiotic factors through symbiosis relationship. However, the understanding of indigenous AM fungi species present in its host plants are comparatively inadequate, hence this research study concentrated on indigenous AM fungi population in some selected plants that contribute to agricultural sector in Malaysia and phytochemical properties of soil that affect the colonization rate of AM fungi. Methodology and results: Bamboo, banana, coconut, sugarcane, papaya, lemongrass, pandan and tapioca plant were selected in this study. The soil and plant roots were sampled and the fungi spores were extracted by applying Wet sieves and decantation techniques then further purified by sucrose density centrifugation. Genera Glomus, Funneliformis, Rhizophagus, Acaulospora and Dentiscutata were isolated and Glomus was determined as the dominant genera followed by Acaulospora in these selected plants. Soil pH were found to be significantly affecting the AM fungi population and the root colonization percentage of AM fungi in the plants analysed. Conclusion, significance and impact of study: From this study, tapioca recorded the highest percentage of AM fungi root colonization rate with 20.00% in root while banana recorded the lowest rate of 3.33% only. Based on this study, tapioca is recommended for the propagation of AM fungi for biofertilizer usage in agricultural sector in future.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Glomus, Funneliformis, and Rhizophagus were isolated from selected plants.
GlomusOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Genera Glomus, Funneliformis, Rhizophagus, Acaulospora and Dentiscutata were isolated”
e1“in these selected plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Acaulospora and Dentiscutata were isolated from selected plants.
- Taxon
- selected plantse1
- Interactor
- AcaulosporaAcaulosporae0symbiont
- Outcome
- Acaulospora and Dentiscutatae0
Verbatim
e0“Genera Glomus, Funneliformis, Rhizophagus, Acaulospora and Dentiscutata were isolated”
e1“in these selected plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Glomus was the dominant AM fungal genus in the selected plants.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Glomus was determined as the dominant genera followed by Acaulospora in these selected plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Acaulospora followed Glomus in abundance in the selected plants.
- Taxon
- AcaulosporaAcaulosporae0
- Interactor
- selected plantse0host
- Outcome
- followed by Acaulosporae0
Verbatim
e0“Glomus was determined as the dominant genera followed by Acaulospora in these selected plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil pH significantly affected AM fungal population.
- Taxon
- AM fungiGlomeromycotae0
- Outcome
- AM fungi populatione0
- Setting
- Soil pHe0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“Soil pH were found to be significantly affecting the AM fungi population”
e1“in these selected plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil pH significantly affected plant root colonization by AM fungi.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee0
- Interactor
- AM fungiGlomeromycotae0symbiont
- Outcome
- root colonization percentage of AM fungie0
- Setting
- Soil pHe0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“Soil pH were found to be significantly affecting the AM fungi population and the root colonization percentage of AM fungi in the plants analysed”
Claim · model-written summary
Tapioca had the highest AM fungal root colonization, 20.00%.
- Taxon
- tapioca
Manihot esculentae0 - Organ / stage
- roote0
- Interactor
- AM fungiGlomeromycotae0symbiont
- Outcome
- AM fungi root colonization ratee0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 20.00%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tapioca recorded the highest percentage of AM fungi root colonization rate with 20.00% in root”
Claim · model-written summary
Banana had the lowest AM fungal root colonization, 3.33%.
Verbatim
e0“banana recorded the lowest rate of 3.33% only”
e1“AM fungi root colonization rate”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend tapioca for AM fungal propagation for future biofertilizer use.
- Taxon
- tapiocaManihot esculentae0
- Interactor
- AM fungiGlomeromycotae0symbiont
- Outcome
- propagation of AM fungi for biofertilizer usagee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tapioca is recommended for the propagation of AM fungi for biofertilizer usage in agricultural sector in future”