Diet of Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in a semi-arid protected area of Western India

Abstract :

Soil samples were collected and were mixed thoroughly and a portion of soil was analysed for soil texture. Mycorrhiza Helper Bacterium (MHB) and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizomicroorganisms (PGPR) have emerged as the important component of integrated plant nutrient supply system and hold a promising source for reducing the cost, to improve the crop yields, quality, nutrient supplies and sustaining the productivity over a long period. Inoculation of mycorrhizal species enhanced the plant growth, rhizome length and diameter, biomass, nutrition as well as root colonization and spore numbers in the root zone soil when compared to uninoculated treatment. Specific flavonoid, kaempferol and its 3-O-rutinoside were isolated from mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal roots and rhizomes of A.calamus. There was no change in structure of flavonoid viz., kaempferol and quercetin due to inoculation. Flavonoids, phenolic compounds and carbohydrates were present in all the organic solvent extracts in the test plant. The present investigation clearly showed that the inoculation of mycorrhizae proved to have synergistic effects on the growth response, per cent of alkaloid and specific flavonoid as compared to inoculation with mycorrhizae alone.