THE ROLE OF MYCORRHIZAS IN THE REGENERATION OF SOME MALAYSIAN LOWLAND RAIN FOREST TREES OF JENGKA

Abstract

A survey on the status of mycorrhizal infection was carried out in three representative forest areas of Jengka. Levels of root infection in individual plant species were comparatively high. The assessment also confirmed the taxonomic dominance ofvesicular arbuscularmycorrhiza (VAM) tree species in the Malaysian forest. Sixty species examined were vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal and three species were ectomycorrhizal. A significant reduction in percentage mycorrhizal infection was observed in the disturbed forest sites.