Abstract
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi are obligate biotrophs, meaning they extract nutrients solely from living plant tissues and cannot grow apart from their hosts (Besemer, 2021). AMF also are symbionts; they are able to form a mutualistic relationship with plants (Tracey Besemer, 2021). To find the ideal amount of fungus that accelerated plant growth, research was conducted on Golden Self-Blanching Celery seeds, also known as Apium graveolens. The hypothesis states that the celery plants with AMF would exhibit more growth than the control because AMF can aid in reducing fertilizer amounts that cause pollution and conserve water during droughts in the future. The experiment was conducted in bins with equal amounts of soil and differing quantities of AMF. The results showed that the control group without any AMF grew the best due to a multitude of reasons such as the altering amounts of water during the experiment and a lack of natural sunlight. One goal for future experiments is to control confounding factors that can inhibit or improve the growth of the Golden Self-Blanching Celery plant.
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