Copyright © 2025 Authors retain the copyright of this article. This article is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

@article{170980,
        author = {Udhav Narba Bhale and Ashwjeet Anil Gangawane},
        title = {Influence Of Weeds On Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Diversity And Biomass Production In Jowar And Safflower During Rabi Season},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {7},
        pages = {2246-2254},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=170980},
        abstract = {Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are important soil microorganisms that form beneficial symbioses with the roots of most agricultural plants. The present study was initiated to examine the effect of the weeds on AM fungal association and the subsequent effect on productivity in jowar and safflower at 90 DAS. In Sorghum bicolor, 77% AM root colonization anda spore density of 538 spores/100g soil was recorded. While in Carthamus tinctorius,70%AM root colonization and a spore density of 539 spores/100g soil were recorded.In all, 13 weedy plant species were recorded from sorghum and safflower field during the rabi season. Among these, highest % root colonization was found in Dichanthiumcaricosum(84.0±3.51)followed by Dinebera retiflexa (75.44±1.55)while minimum in Abelomoschus manihot (41.56±2.55).The spore density was found maximum in A.indicum (1168spores/100g soil) followed byC.benghalensis(1003 spores/100g soil) while minimum inParthenium hysterophorus and Commelina albescens(136 spores/100g soil) respectively. A total of four AM fungal species viz.,Acaulospora tuberculata, Rhizophagus multicaule, Rhizophagus aggregatum, and Gigaspora margarita were found and Rhizophagus aggregatum found dominant in both the crop.},
        keywords = {AMF colonization, spore density, biomass productivity, Mycorrhizal status,},
        month = {December},
        }