• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.95-108
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• 1992

Sixty five soil specimens were collected from the nineteen leguminous plant roots throughout 9 sites in four Provinces from Augast 12 to November 21, 1991. VA-mycorrhizal spores isolated from the collected soils were identified and classified into four genera 21 species. However, six spores were newly found and described here: Acaulospora elegans, A. undulata, Glomus laminated spores of. macrocarpus var. macrocarpus, Gl. WUMI%3, Gl. scintillans, Scutellospora verrucosa. Species of three spores that belong to 3 genera; Acaulospora sp., Glomus sp., Scutellospora sp. were unidentified.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.293-301
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• 1991

Spores of the family Clomaceae, Acaulosporaceae. and Gigasporaceae in the ord er Clomales. isolated from greenhouse soils grown horticultural crop in the southern region of Korea, included those of the following species : Acaulospora biretculata Rothwell & Trappe, A. appendiculata Spain, Sievering & Schenck, A. foveata Trappe & Janos, A. denticulata Sievering and Toro. A. elegans Trappe & Gerd., A. rehmii Sieverding & Toro in Acaulospora species, Gigaspora gigantea (Nicol. & Gerd.) Cerd. & Trappe, G. decipiens Hall & Abbott in Gigaspora species, Glomus ambisporum Schenck & Smith, G. hoi Berch & Trappe, G. caledoniwn (Nicol. & Gerd.) Trappe & Gerd. in Glomus species, Scutellispora aurigloba (Hall) Walker & Sanders, S. calospora (Nicol. & Gerd.) Walker & Sanders, S. coralloidea (Trappe, Gerd. & Ho) Walker & Sanders in Scutellispora species. Sporocarps of Sclerocystis pachycaulis Wu & Chen were also found.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.885-890
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• 2004

A survey for vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae (VAM) occurrence was undertaken in three endangered vegetation sites in the area of Kudankulam atomic power station. Fifteen VAM fungal species were isolated from the root-zone soils of fourteen different plant species. There was a significant correlation observed between the number of spores and of percentage root colonization as exemplified by Phyllanthus niruri and Paspalum vaginatum (450, 95%; 60, 25%). Although VAM species are not known to be strictly site specific, the fact that Acaulospora elegans was observed only in site 1, Glomus pulvinatum in site 2 only, and Gl. intraradices in site 3 only, showed site-specificity in this study. To confirm the infection efficiency, two host plant species in the sites, P. niruri and Eclipta alba, were selected and inoculated in field with three selected VAM fungal spores. Gl. fasciculatum was found to be the most efficient VAM species in percentage root colonization, number of VAM spores, and dry matter content. When the nutrients in roots of P. niruri and E. alba were analyzed, there was higher uptake of K (4.2 and 3.4 times, respectively) and Ca (5.3 and 4.9 times, respectively), the analogues for $^{137}Cs$ and $^{90}Sr$, respectively. From the results, it might be concluded that VAM association helps the plants survive in a disturbed ecosystem and enhances uptake and cycling of radionuclides from the ecosystem.