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Anu Sharma* and Anima Langer
University of Jammu, Department of Botany, Jammu 180 006, J&K, India
Email: anu4botany@gmail.com
Received-10.09.2017, Revised-26.09.2017
Abstract: Present communication deals with the study on the occurrence of mycorrhiza in mosses. Out of 34 moss taxa screened from diverse habitats in Jammu (J&K state), only one population of Encalypta vulgaris Hedw. collected from Kishtwar was found to be mycorrhizal. It seems to be the first report on the occurrence of mycorrhiza in moss rhizoids.
Keywords: Encalypta, Moss, Mycorrhiza, Rhizoids
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