Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) technology for the conservation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Curculigo orchioides</Emphasis> Gaertn.: an endangered medicinal herb |
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Authors: | Deepika Sharma Rupam Kapoor Ashok K Bhatnagar |
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Institution: | (1) Environmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India |
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Abstract: | Curculigo orchioides Gaertn. (family Hypoxidaceae) is an endangered anticarcinogenic and aphrodisiac herb, native of India. This study reports
the effect of three arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal inocula on post-transplanting performance of ‘in vitro’ raised C. orchioides plantlets. The three AM fungal inocula consisted of two monospecific cultures of Glomus geosporum and G. microcarpum and one crude consortium of AM fungal spores isolated from rhizosphere soil of C. orchioides growing in natural habitat. Complete plantlets of C. orchioides were raised by direct organogenesis of leaf explants on half strength Murashige and Skoog’s medium devoid of any growth hormone.
C. orchioides plantlets responded significantly different to all three mycorrhizal treatments. Mycorrhization enhanced the survival rate
of C. orchioides plantlets to 100%. The inoculated plantlets fared significantly better than the uninoculated ones in terms of biomass production
and number of leaves and roots per plant. Mycorrhizal plantlets exhibited higher concentrations of photosynthetic pigments
as well as minerals P, Mg, Cu, Zn, Mn and Fe in both shoots and roots. Among the three inocula tested, plantlets inoculated
with the mixed consortium of AM fungi consistently performed better in terms of the parameters evaluated. The study suggests
use of mixed consortium of AM fungi over monospecific cultures for the sustainable cultivation and conservation of endangered
medicinal plant: Curculigo orchioides. |
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Keywords: | Glomus geosporum Glomus microcarpum Medicinal plant Micropropagation Mixed consortium |
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