An axenically cultivable Mycorrhiza-like-fungus has been described by Varma and his
collaborators. The fungus was named Piriformospora indica based on its characteristic pear …

From a desert soil in northwest India monosporic inocula of Glomus mosseae were
obtained. By placing the spores on plates with minimal medium (MM1, Williams 1992), a …

Piriformospora indica Verma et al, a newly discovered root colonizing, AM fungi-like fungus,
showed prominent positive influence on a wide range of plants of agriculture, forestry and …

Soil microflora influence plant growth and health both beneficially and adversely. The
microorganisms used as biofertilisers stimulate plant growth response by providing …

A large number of media compositions are available in the literature for the cultivation of
various groups of fungi, but almost no literature is available for axenic cultivation of symbiotic …

The root endophyte Piriformospora indica belongs to the Hymenomycetes (Basidiomycota),
with a relatively close relationship to Rhizoctonia and Sebacina. It drastically improves plant …

ABSTRACT Piriformospora indica (Hymenomycetes, Basidiomycota) is an endophytic
fungus that colonises plant roots, and was originally isolated from Rajasthan desert. It is …

The microbial world exerts a negative as well a positive impact on living plants and animals,
and forms an association either pathogenic or symbiotic with the other partners of the living …

Piriformospora indica is a discovered endophytic fungus colonizing in roots of plants in
1998. The fungus can form the mycelium, mycelial roll, and pear-shaped spores in …

Piriformospora indica is a wide-host root-colonizing endophytic fungus which allows the
plants to grow under extreme physical and nutrient stress. The fungus can be cultivated on …