Abstract:
Micropropagated plants of banana cultivar (Musa acuminata x Musa balbisiana AAAB) were inoculated with two species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi [Glomus mosseae (Nicol. and Gerd.) Gerd. and Trappe and Glomus fasiculatum (Thaxter and Gerd.) Gerd. and Trappe] during the initiation of acclimatization phase. Inoculated plants exhibited significantly greater biomass as compared to the non-inoculated control plants. However, Glomus mosseae was more effective in stimulating growth of micropropagated banana plantlets as compared to Glomus fasciculatum.
