Effect of potting media inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi on the growth of Ailanthus excelsa seedlings

Experiment was conducted in nursery condition of Department of Forestry, CCSHAU, Hisar. Pots were filled with different soils media containing field soil (FS), farm yard manure (FYM) and pond silt (PS) inoculated with two mycorrhizal fungi i.e. Glomus intraradices (G.I) sand Acaulospora scrobiculata (A.S). Seeds of Ailanthus excelsa were sown in pots for studied growth parameters i.e shoot and root length, collar diameter, number of leaves, root and shoot biomass and root colonization, mycorrhizal dependency and seedling quality index after six months of seed sown in the pots and found that potting media containing FS + FYM with individual mycorrhiza performed better than other treatments.