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Anu Sharma* and Eshan Sharma
Dept of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu 180 006.
Received-02.12.2017, Revised-19.12.2017
Abstract: Commonly available inks were used to stain AM fungal structures in rhizoids of three liverwort species so as to find a suitable replacement for carcinogenic stains like trypan blue. None of the inks were found to be suitable.
Keywords: Ink, Stain, Chemicals, AM fungi
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