ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI AND THEIR EFFECTS

1.1) Mycorrhiza and its types:

               The term Mycorrhiza was discovered in 1885 by Albert Bernhard Frank and it describe symbiotic relationship between fungus and plant root. Mycorrhiza means Myco means fungus and rhiza means root. Mycorrhiza shows Mutualistic relationship between fungus and plant root. (Bagyaraj, 2014).

i)      Types of Mycorrhiza: (Harley and Smith,1983)

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi having different seven types such as: