Abstract
ABSTRACTMycorrhizae are fungal symbionts forming mutualistic relationship with plant roots. Literature about the rhizsospheric mycrorrhizal diversity of saffron and its role in growth, yield and quality of saffron is very scarce. In this study association of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) with the saffron plant was analyzed. Saffron plant shows the high incidence of AMF colonization. It was observed that corm, despite being the modified stem, shows AMF colonization. The study was further extended to know the influence of AMF on growth of the saffron plant under pot culture conditions. The corms of saffron are shown to present a higher level of metabolites, mineral nutrition in the mycorrhizal ones as compared to the non-inoculated ones. Our results show a promising potential of AM fungi in saffron production for enhancing metabolites like carbohydrates, protein and phenolics and mineral nutrition in corm and nitrogen assimilating enzymes in plant.
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