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    Investigation of Possible Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (Vam) Associations in Prevalent Weeds in Tea Lands of the Uva Region
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2014) Ranasinghe, D.H.Y.A.
    A study was carried out to investigate the possible Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (VAM) associations in some prevalent weeds in tea lands of the Uva Region. VAM association in roots of some weeds are said to be favourable for crop growth. Root samples from the rhizosphere of Ageratum conyzoides, Axonopus compressus, Bidens pilosa, Borreria latifolia, Cleome rutidosperma, Drymaria cordata, Eleusine indica, Erigeron sumatrensis and Oxalis corniculata were therefore collected from three tea estates, Wewessa, Spring Valley and Telbedde in Badulla district of Uva region. VAM root colonization percentages and spore counts were calculated using the Grid method and Doncaster's counting disc method, respectively. Rhizosphere soil of highly VAM associated weeds were tested for soil Phosphorous. Rhizosphere soils of all weeds were tested for soil pH, to evaluate the variations of colonization and spore population with the soil pH level. There was a close association of VAM with selected nine weed species. The highest colonization percentage was recorded as 60.39% with A. compressus weed roots and the lowest as 35.42% with E. indica roots. The highest spore number was counted as 187 per 5g soil with B. latifolia and the lowest a 66 per 5g soil with E. indica. The lowest soil Phosphorus level was measured as 4.17 ppm with A. conyzoides and the highest was measured as 10.43 ppm in soil with E. sumatrensis. The pH of the cultivated land was within the range of 4.2 to 6.2 and the barren land was within the range of 5.6 to 7.3 at 19 ± 1 °C. There was a systematic moderate positive correlation between, root colonization percentages, and soil pH but no systematic correlation between spore counts and soil pH. Keywords: Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (VAM), Root colonization, VAM spore count, Weeds, Soil Phosphorus
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    Investigation of Possible Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (VAM) Associations in Prevalent Weeds in Tea Cultivations of Uva Region
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2019) Ranasinghe, D.H.Y.A.; Prematilake, K.G.; Silva, P.D.P.M.D.; Gunasena, H.M.P.M.
    A study was carried out to investigate the possible Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (VAM) associations in some prevalent weeds. VAM association in roots of some weeds is said to be favourable for crop growth. Weed root samples from the rhizosphere of Ageratum conyzoides, Axonopus compressus, Bidens pilosa, Borreria latifolia, Cleome rutidosperma, Drymaria cordata, Eleusine indica, Erigeron sumatrensis and Oxalis corniculata were collected from two tea estates, Wewessa and Spring Valley in Uva region covering IM1a agro-ecological zone. Soil samples from the rhizosphere of each weed were collected and tested for soil pH. VAM root colonization percentages and spore counts were calculated using Grid method and Doncaster’s counting disc method, respectively. The highest VAM count was recorded as 47.67% with Axonopus compressus weed and the lowest as 20% with Eleusine indica. The highest spore number was counted as 265 with Borreria latifolia and the lowest as 70 with Axonopus compressus. The mean pH was within the range of 6.2 to 4.8 at 19 ± 1 °C in two locations.