Co Cultivation Studies of Piriformospora Indica on Arachis Hypogaea

Abstract

Groundnut [Arachis hypogaea (L.)], is an most important edible oilseed crop belongs to family leguminosae and sub family Papillionace and cultivated in of tropical and subtropical regions. Groundnut is an important source of lipid (44-56%), protein (22-30%), vitamins, minerals and some important active component viz., anti cancerous beta- sitosterol. It has not only an oil crop but also a food as well as fodder crop. The area, production and productivity of groundnut in India is 26.20 MH, 25.25 MT and productivity of 968 kg/ha, respectively. P. indica is an axenically cultivable mycelium belongs to the recently defined family sebacinaceae, order Sebacinales Glomeromycota. It is discovered in the Thar Desert, India from the roots of xerophytes. With the advent of apparently stable associations with a wide range of plant hosts i.e. more than 12 families and 24 species, this root-endophytic fungus found a potent symbiont which mimics arbuscular mycorrhiza and attributes enormous growth promoting aspects. The association of P. indica with host plant enhances plant growth and increase productivity. Numerous host plants have been studied and recorded the beneficial impact of P. indica. viz., increased biomass, early flowering, enhanced yield, abiotic and biotic resistance. The P. indica colonization also confer several other striking benefits to the host plant such as in pharmaceutically important medicinal plants an enhanced concentration of active ingredients have been observed. Increased iron and sugar content in sugarcane also recorded. The perusal of research and literature reveled that interaction study between P. indica and A. hypogaea has not been studied previously. In this review, the present investigation was carried out to know effect of P. indica on growth aspects of groundnut plant in pot culture experiment. newlineOptimization of media The four different media (Hill and Käfer medium, PDA medium, Aspergillus medium and Malt Extract Medium) were analyzed to study the effect of media composition on the growth of P.