Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Colonization in the Rhizosphere of Aspilia pruliseta Schweif. ext Schweif in the Semiarid Eastern Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMuchoka, James Peter
dc.contributor.authorMugendi, Daniel Njiru
dc.contributor.authorNjiruh, Paul Nthakanio
dc.contributor.authorOnyari, Charles
dc.contributor.authorMbugua, Paul Kamau
dc.contributor.authorNjeru, Ezekiel Mugendi
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-26T12:48:39Z
dc.date.available2023-07-26T12:48:39Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionarticleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to enhance soil phosphate uptake is a biological technique considered to cure phosphate deficiency in soils. This study investigated association of Aspilia pruliseta Schweif shrub with AMF in Kenya. The study aims at profiling a tropical shrub with multiple ecological benefits that could reduce addition of chemical phosphatic fertilizer into the soil and reverse negative consequences of eutrophication. Sampling was purposive to have areas with or without Aspilia pruliseta vegetation growing. A small amount (10 g) of the soil from 27 composite samples was used for spore count determination and a similar amount for next generation sequencing. Spore counts varied significantly among soil textural types, sample locations, and soil depth. Sandy loam had the highest spore counts with a mean average of 404 spores. The spore count decreased significantly (P < .05) with the depth of soil from a mean of 514 spores to 185 along the rhizosphere. The intensity of spore morphotypes was significantly higher at P < .05 for soils whose vegetation was covered with Aspilia pruliseta than those without. Aspilia pruliseta vegetation used together with sandy loam soil could culture commercial mycorrhiza fungi production for use in agrisystems.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPeter Muchoka J, Njiru Mugendi D, Nthakanio Njiruh P, Onyari C, Kamau Mbugua P, Mugendi Njeru E. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Colonization in the Rhizosphere of Aspilia pruliseta Schweif. ext Schweif in the Semiarid Eastern Kenya. Air, Soil and Water Research. 2020;13. doi:10.1177/1178622120969190en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/11786221209691
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26420
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publishersage publishersen_US
dc.subjectAspilia prulisetaen_US
dc.subjectmycorrhizaen_US
dc.subjectphosphateen_US
dc.subjectphosphorusen_US
dc.subjectshruben_US
dc.titleArbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Colonization in the Rhizosphere of Aspilia pruliseta Schweif. ext Schweif in the Semiarid Eastern Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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