DHRITIMAN CHANDA AND SEMIM AKTARA YASMIN
Abstract
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is an economically aromatic beverage yielding perennial crop. In the study of isolation and colonization of AMF various researchers isolated the tea rhizospheric soil and found a good number of spores. Spores of AM fungi were identified to reveal the species richness, spore density and relative abundance of AM fungi. These were done among two tea gardens of different sites from upper and lower level soil of the tea gardens. The composition of mycorrhizal fungi is influenced by a number of factors, including the type of tea plant, the soil type, the climate, and the management practices used in the tea garden. In general, the mycorrhizal fungi are dominated by a few key genera including Glomus, Acaulospora and Gigaspora. These genera are known for their ability to form arbuscular mycorrhizae, which are a type of symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a plant. Arbuscular mycorrhizal provide the plant with access to water and nutrients, while the fungus receives carbohydrates from the plant.