Studi Biodiversitas Fungi Mikoriza Arbuskula pada Tumbuhan Bawah di Tegakan Sengon (Falcataria moluccana (Miq.) Barneby & Grimes) (Studi Kasus di Areal Kampus IPB Darmaga, Bogor)

Abstract

Undergrowth plant is one of potencies in forestry field. One of potencies obtained from the undergrowth is the presence of undergrowth that could be used as medicine. Most of these plants are under symbiosis with microorganisms such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. This study examined the status of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on undergrowth and the plants that has drug potency. The results showed that the genus of Glomus, Acaulospora and Gigaspora colonized with 50 species, 37 species and 14 species of undergrowth. Among these various plants, there were 25 undergrowth that had the potency of medicinal plants that were capable of having symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of Glomus, Acaulospora and Gigaspora types.