• K.RAMAKRISHNAN

Quantitative assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi on the sugar factory effluent polluted soil was examined. Twenty three species of AM fungi belonging to five genera viz.. Glomus, Gigaspora, Acaulospora, Sclerocystis and Scutellospora were identified from the soil taken around ten plant species. Among ten plant species studied, only eight species were colonized and also the percentage root colonization was less in polluted soil. The number of AM fungi spors were also less in polluted soils when compared to non polluted soil. The increased levels of micronutrients and heavy metals were noticed in polluted soil, which caused reduction in the AM propagules.

Sugar factory effluent, AM fungi

"Quantitative assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in sugar factory effluent polluted soils", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.457-463, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901361.pdf

"Quantitative assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in sugar factory effluent polluted soils", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp457-463, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901361.pdf