Species Diversity of the Genus Gigaspora in Indian Thar Desert

Joginder Singh¹ and Praveen Gehlot²*

¹School of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab - 144 402, India. ²Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan - 342 001, India.

ABSTRACT:

The objective of the present study was to investigate species diversity of the arbuscular mycorrhizal genus Gigaspora associated with some important plants of Indian Thar Desert. Gigaspora species are an important component of soil microorganisms and are beneficial for plant growth and development. Identification and characterization were made on observed spore morphology. Five species of Gigaspora have been reported. The most frequent and abundant species was found to be G. margarita.

KEYWORDS: Gigaspora; Species diversity; Indian Thar Desert.

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