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Techniques in Mycorrhizal Studies

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Plant growth and devleopment are controlled largely by the soil environment in the root region, an environment which the plant itself helps to create and where microbial activity constitutes a major influencing force. Availability of the nutrients in the rhizosphere is governed by the combined effects of soil properties, plant characteristics and the interactions of plant roots with microorganisms and the surrounding soil. Different plant species as well as genotypes within a species, differently influence the quantitative and qualitative composition of microbial population in the rhizosphere. These differences are due to quantitative and qualitative variance in root exudation among species or genotypes. Mycorrhizal plants have a distinct microflora in the rhizosphere — the mycorrhizosphere.

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Mukerji, K.G. (2002). Rhizosphere Biology. In: Mukerji, K.G., Manoharachary, C., Chamola, B.P. (eds) Techniques in Mycorrhizal Studies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3209-3_5

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