A MONOGRAPH OF Acaulospora spp.(VAM FUNGI) IN SUNFLOWER RHIZOSPHERE IN HARYANA, INDIA / MONOGRAFÍA SOBRE Acaulospora spp. (VAM FUNGI) EN LA RIZÓSFERA DEL GIRASOL EN HARYANA, INDIA / MONOGRAPHIE SUR Acaulospora spp. (CHAMPIGNONS VAM) DANS LA RHIZOSPHÈRE DU TOURNESOL À HARYANA, INDE

A total of seven Acaulospora species (Acaulospora laevis, A. lacunose, A.rehmii, A. foveata, A. gerdemanniii, A. bireticulata, A. scrobiculata) isolated from sunflower rhizosphere are described and illustrated. A key to species of Acaulospora genus has also been prepared on the basis of their morphological characters. Spores of these species have been identified by morphological characters such as hyphal attachment if any, spore ornamentation, wall layers and spore color and size.