Effect of Different Pollutants on the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Colonization, Nodulation and Growth of Five Legume Plants

In the present investigation an attempt was made to investigate the influence of different polluted soils on the mycorrhizal colonization, nodulation and subsequent growth of five legume plants. Five soils polluted by different industrial effluents viz., organic chemicals, pesticides, detergents, paper and neem seed oil cake were employed. Palamuru University Campus soil was taken as a control. Interestingly, neem seed oil cake and paper board polluted soil showed less inhibitory effect than detergents, pesticides and organic chemical pollutants.