MICORRIZAS ARBUSCULARES EM HORTALIÇAS DAS FAMÍLIAS ASTERACEAE, ALIACEAE, APIACEAE, AMARANTHACEAE E BRASSICACEAE, CULTIVADAS SOB MANEJO ORGÂNICO / ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE IN VEGETABLES FROM THE FAMILIES OF ASTERACEAE, ALIACEAE, APIACEAE, AMARANTHACEAE AND BRASSICACEAE, GROWN UNDER ORGANIC MANAGEMENT
Pedro Henrique Sousa Silva, Iara SuilaAlmeida do Nascimento, Cauê Barbosa Coelho, Patrícia Barbosa da Silva, Regina Lúcia Félix de Aguiar Lima
Brazilian Journal of Development
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This study evaluated the occurrence and degree of association between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and leafy vegetables from Asteraceae, Aliaceae, Apiaceae, Amaranthaceae, and Brassicaceae families, grown organically in an urban community garden in Brazil. Mycorrhizal colonization in lettuce varieties (Asteraceae) ranged from 10% to 40%. Chives (Aliaceae) showed an average colonization of 16%, and Apiaceae species had colonization ranging from 7.4% to 23%. In contrast, Amaranthaceae species (beetroot and spinach) showed no AMF structures in their roots, and Brassicaceae species showed colonization ranging from 0% to 19.5%.