The compendium is a compilation of research papers, covering various aspects of mycorrhiza, presented at the National Conference on Mycorrhiza held at Barkatullah University, Bhopal. There, the contributors come from different field of research have discussed - in recent future it will be possible the application of mycorrhizal inoculum in large-scale by developing cost-effective technology. Also demonstrations of the use of mycorrhizal-technology have to be carried out in farmer s field and forest nurseries to show the benefits of mycorrhiza in enhancing plant growth and reducing chemical fertilizer use in cultivation practices. The departments, companies and NGOs involved in afforestation and agricultural activities are advised to include eco-friendly mycorrhizal-technology in their programmes, thus, helping in reducing the use of chemicals. The book will serve as a useful guide for conducting further research studies on the interactions between plant and mycorrhiza.

1. MYCORRHIZAL DIVERSITY OF ZAMBIAN ECOSYSTEMS AND THE EFFECT OF VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI ON TOMATO  R.G. Kapooria

2. OCCURRENCE OF VESICULAR - ARBUSCULAR  MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI  IN  POLLUTED  SOILS  P. Pavan Kumar, K.M. Shailaja and S. Ram Reddy

3. Occurrence and distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizospheric soils of coastal vegetation of goa  B.F. Rodrigues and V. Jaiswal

4. Mycorrhizal dependency of two multipurpose tree species in coal mine soils   P. Srinivas, G.L. Reddy, M.S. Rao and S.M. Reddy

5. Arbuscular mycorrhizal responsiveness of two rice varieties in nutrient deficient laterite soil  R. Saha, J. Saha, P.M. Bhattacharya, D. Maiti and S.Chaudhuri

6. Selection of Efficient VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR Mycorrhizal Fungi for Neem  D.A. Sumana and D.J. Bagyaraj

7. Influence of Pseudomonas AND Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Interaction on THE Growth of Maize (Zea mays L)  Shalpa Bhatt, B.N. Johri and A.K. Sharma

8. Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on THE establishment and growth of tissue culture plantlets of banana and alocasia   P. Sivaprakash, S. Suneetha, P.J. Joseph, K.K. Sulochana and K. Rajmohan

9. Impact of Glomus Fasciculatum and Murate of Potash on Biomass Yield and Sucrose Content of Saccharum officinarum L Kamal Prasad and R.S. Bilgrami

10. Mycorrhizal technology to enhance growth and essential oil yield in Coriandrum sativum L.  Rupam Kapoor and K.G. Mukerji

11. A Comparative study of different isolates of VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA on growth, nutrient uptake and biochemical constituents of Pueraria phaseoloides Benth.  Kochuthresiamma Joseph, R. Kothandaraman and Jacob Mathew

12. Effect of Inoculation of Efficient VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE Fungus and P-solubilizer on Growth and Nutrition of Teak (Tectona grandis L.)  S. B. Gurumurthy, M. N. Sreenivasa, J. H. Kulkarni and B. S. Nadagoudar

13. Growth improvement of Acacias by indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Rhizobium and phosphate solubilizing bacteria in non- sterile field soil  K. Udaiyan and T. Muthukumar

14. Response of Mungbean to Rhizobium and Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhiza Inoculation at varying LEVELS OF Phosphorus   Narendra Kumar and R. Chandra

15. Exploring possibilities of enhancing native VAM association for improvement of upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) under rainfed agroecosystem  D. Maiti, M. Variar, J. Saha

16. Arbuscular mycorrhizal association in medicinal plants of Western Ghats in Southern India  T. Muthukumar and K. Udaiyan

17. Mycorrhizal Status of Nineteen Species of Bamboos in Kerala, India   C.Mohanan and Manoj Sebastian

18. Mycorrhizal dependency, phosphorus utilization efficiency and relevance of mycorrhiza for bamboo cultivation in laterite wasteland  P.M. Bhattacharya, D. Misra, J. Saha and S. Chaudhuri

19. Interaction between organic manures and arbuscular mycorrhiza in Cajanas root association in alluvial soil  Birendranath Panja and Subhendu Chaudhuri

20. EFFECT OF VAM INOCULATION ON THE GROWTH OF PROSOPIS SPP.IN SOILS OF ARID ZONE  V. Mohan

21. INFLUENCE OF GLOMUS MOSSEAE ON GROWTH, UPTAKE OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS AND ESSENTIAL OIL CONTENTS OF MENTHOL MINT (MENTHA ARVENSIS L.) Abdul- Khaliq, M. L. Gupta, Sunil Kumar and K. K. Janardhanan

22. Biocontrol of root -knot disease by Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae  Javid Iqbal and Irshad Mahmood

23. Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi oN Foot rot of black pepper and Rhizome roT of ginger under field conditions  Sivaprasad, P., Joseph, P. J. and Sulochana, K.K.

24. MANAGEMENT OF PESTS AND DISEASES OF TOMATO (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) SEEDLINGS USING VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA  S. Manian, Thompson T. Edathil and A. Arunkumar

25. Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Pseudomonas and Rhizobium tripartite  interaction on the growth of Dalbergia  sissoo Rekha Bisht,  B. N. Johri and P. C. Srivastava

26. INFLUENCE OF INDIGENOUS VAM FUNGUS (Glomus fasciculatum) AND Rhizo-bium ON GROWTH, NUTRIENT UPTAKE AND NODULATION IN Acacia nilotica  Kamal Prasad

27. IDENTIFICATION OF EFFICIENT STRAINS OF VESICULAR- ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA FOR BLACK PEPPER (Piper nigrum L,)  M. Anandaraj, K. Kandiannan, K Sivaraman and Y. R. Sarma

28. Effect of heavy metals on mycorrhizal formation and growth of Pinus kesiya seedlingS T. Ajungla, G. D. Sharma, M . S. Dkhar and H. Kayang

29. EFFECT OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI ON ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE INFESTATION AND GROWTH OF Kaempferia galanga Linn  M.R. Malathy, K. Ravikumar and P. Sivaprasad

30. VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA in Some WEEDS BELONGING TO Compositae and Gramineae  Rajni Gupta and K.G. Mukerji

31. Effect of Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rock phosphate on phosphatase activity in Terminalia arjuna  B. Bhadraiah, V.V. Kankadurga, P. Ramarao and C. Manoharachary

32. VEsicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal Association in Different Varieties of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)  M.N. Reddy, M.Charitha Devi and N.V. Sridevi

33. Seasonal fluctuations of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on some commonly cultivated crops of Dharwad   H.C. Lakshman, R.F. Inchal and F.I. Mulla

34. Vegetative Mycelial Inoculum Production of Laccaria laccata and L. fraterna by submerged cultivation  Sandeep Garg and T. Satyanarayana

35. Influence of Vesicular - Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on the Growth of  Coffee Plants  J. B. Palipane

36. Taxonomy and Host Range of Tricholoma Caligatum, Tricholoma Matsutake and Related Species in Europe and Asia  Marcello Intini

37. Application of Ectomycorrhiza for Improving the Yield of Banana  N.V. Phirke, S.B. Chincholkar, D. Goyal and R.M. Kothari

38. Impact of soil degradation on distribution of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi  in forest soils  S.S. Singh and S.C. Tiwari

39. Evaluation of different biofertilizers on biomass production of two tree seedlings grown in ordinary and sludge amended soil with sewage water  S. Mohammed Ismail, T. Venkatesan, M. Subash Chandra Bose and S. Balasubramanian

40. mycorrhization of Eucalyptus tereticornis seedlings by Pisolithus tinctorius under alkaline conditions  M. Sudhakara Reddy, Dinesh Goyal and V. Ramamurthy

41. Effect of VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRYHIZAL AND Rhizobium on Field Grown Groundnut in Acid Lateritic Soil  D. Sengupta, N.K. Verma and B.C. Ghosh

42. INFLUENCE of Glomus macrocarpum on DendrocalAmus strictus  S.P. Gautam and Kamal Prasad

43. Relative Mycorrhizal Dependency of French Bean to Different Glomus Species  G.Devi and A.K. Phookan

44. Mycorrhizal Technology for Enhancing Production of Tropical Tuber Crops  V.P. Potty

45. Response OF Onion (Allium cepa L.) To Inoculation of VAM Fungi at Different Levels of Phosphorus B.V. Ramana and R.Sri Hari Babu

46. Effect of Ozone on root colonization by VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI and root nodulation by Rhizobium In black gram  Madhu Kulshreshtha and M. Wajid Khan

47. OCCURRENCE OF VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI IN PANANDHRO LIGNITE MINES  Tanushree Chatterjee

48. EFFECT OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS FROM MINE SPOILS ON GROWTH OF TREE SPECIES AND GRASS  A.V. Rao, J.C. Tarafdar and Richa Tak

49. VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI FROM EARTHWORM CASTS OF GRAPEVINE ORCHARDS  Shinde B.P. and L.N. Nair

50. APPLICATION OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION IN NEEM  Arun Arya

51. MYCORRHIZAL ASSOCIATION OF THE GROUND ORCHID CYMBIDIUM ALOIFOLIUM (L.)  S. Senthil kuman and S.John Britto

52. ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI OF THE REVEGETATE