Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi of Woody Plants in Mt. Munan

1Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Chungbuk 363-791, Korea
2Department of Forest Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
3Department of Forest Resources Utilization, Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul 130-712, Korea

Correspondence to eomah@knue.ac.kr

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) April 1, 2011, 39(1):1-6.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2011.39.1.001
(Received 9, December 2010., Accepted 8, March 2011)
Published: April 1, 2011.
© The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to reveal the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in Mt. Munan, based on the morphological and molecular characters. Soil and root samples were collected from the rhizosphere of host plants including Lindera obtusiloba, Stephanandra incisa, Styrax obassis and Symplocos sawafutagi and AMF were trap-cultured with Sorghum bicolor as a host plant in a greenhouse. The spores were extracted from the cultured soils and five species were identified using morphological and molecular characteristics; Acaulospora longula, A. mellea, Ambispora leptoticha, Gigaspora margarita and Paraglomus occultum. The distribution of AMF showed different trends according to host plants. The dominant AMF species were A. longula in L. obtusiloba, A. leptoticha in S. incisa, S. obassis and S. sawafutagi.

Keywords

Acaulospora longula, Acaulospora mellea, Ambispora leptoticha, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Gigaspora margarita, Paraglomus occultum

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