Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(6): 912-918 912 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.906.114 Effect of Mycorrhizal Fungi and Potting Media on Nutrient Content in Soil and Uptake by Ailanthus excelsa Seedlings Ishwar Anand 1 , M. K. Singh 1 , R. S. Beniwal 1 , K. K. Bhardwaj 2 , R. K. Chugh 3* and Sanjay Kumar 4 1 Department of Forestry, 2 Department of Soil Science 3 Department of Plant Pathology, 4 Department of Agriculture Economics Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agircultural University, Hisar, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Ailanthus excelsa (Roxb) commonly called Ardu belongs to the family Simaroubaceae. It is a deciduous multipurpose tree grows well in arid and semi-arid regions, its grows well in all types of soil but performed better in porous sandy-loams soil. Its leaves can feed to ruminant animals in the month of April to June and November to January in drought condition. It is one of the most important tree species in arid ecosystem to sustain the productivity of animals like goat and sheep (Jat et al., 2011). It is cultivated for anti-erosion purposes in arid and semi-arid regions of the country. It is usually absent in heavy clay soils, water logged area and high rainfall area with poor drainage. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 6 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com An experiment was conducted in nursery condition of Department of Forestry, CCSHAU, Hisar. Pots were filled with different soils media containing field soil (FS), farm yard manure (FYM) and pond silt (PS) inoculated with two mycorrhizal fungi i.e. Glomus intraradices (G.I) and Acaulospora scrobiculata (A.S). Seeds of Ailanthus excelsa were sown in pots for studied the nutrient contents in soil (kg/ha), nutrient content in plants (%) and uptake by plants (g/plant). It was observed that nutrient contents in soils and uptake in plants were increased with increasing time period when both the mycorrhizal fungi were applied separately in potting media containing field soil and farm yard manure but show negative effect on nutrient contents in soil and uptake in plants when both these fungi were applied together. Keywords Acaulospora scrobiculata, Glomus intraradices, Ailanthus excelsa, Potting media Accepted: 18 May 2020 Available Online: 10 June 2020 Article Info