IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSRJPBS)
ISSN: 2278-3008 Volume 2, Issue 4 (July-August 2012), PP 44-47
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Screening of CSDPs for AM Fungal Association from Arnala and
Kalamb Beach...
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IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSRJPBS)
ISSN: 2278-3008 Volume 2, Issue 4 (July-August 2012), PP 44-47
www.iosrjournals.org
www.iosrjournals.org 44 | Page
Screening of CSDPs for AM Fungal Association from Arnala and
Kalamb Beach Maharashtra
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Vishal R. Kamble, Bazegah K. Sayed and Nazia Qureshi
[Department of Botany, Bhavan’s College Andheri (West), Mumbai 400 058, India
Abstrtact: Fourteen coastal sand dune plants (CSDPs) belonging to nine families were screened for AM fungal
association from Arnala and Kalamb beach which are disturbed by over increased anthropogenic activities. In
present work the major mat-forming creeper, Ipomoea pes-caprae has showed association of five AM fungal
species. It is also confirmed that, the plant members belonging to Asteraceae and Poaceae are dominant in
tropical sand dunes.
Keywords: AM fungi, Coastal sand dune plants- CSDPs
I. Introduction
Most of the coastal areas in Maharashtra have lost natural vegetation from sandy beaches be
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