Mycorrhizal fungi form mutualistic
relationships with the roots of some plants, allowing the plant access to
nutrients and minerals while the fungi obtain food from the plant. Given that
this relationship is beneficial to the plant, this paper investigates the
nature of the impact of presence of mycorrhizal fungi on the growth of Vigna
radiata (mung beans) in soil of differing chemical environments. Through
comparing the stem lengths of plants seven days after germination, it is found
that in soil with 0.0% fertilizer, the presence of locally collected,
unclassified mycorrhizal fungi impacts the growth of Vigna radiata
negatively; in intermediate fertilizer concentrations there is no significant
effect; at higher fertilizer concentrations, the mycorrhizal fungi aid in the
plants’ survival and growth. This paper I observed the plant spp. of Mung bean,
planted them to 7 different types of soil samples, concludes that in
nutrient-deficient environments, the mycorrhizal fungi compete for nutrients
with the plant, yet benefits the plant by stabilizing its growth when nutrients
are available. Like that I differ those plants by their growth and development.
Due to the unclassified nature of the mycorrhizal fungi used in this
experiment, this investigation is very preliminary and opens itself to many
more topics of research in the future.
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