The potential of the forage peanut crop associated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) has been the subject of some studies, but the influence of the genotype on this association is poorly understood. The objective of this study was to determine the spore density, species richness, relative frequency and occurrence of AMF associated with forage peanut genotypes. Simple soil samples were collected from 45 genotypes of Active Germplasm Bank at Embrapa Acre. Soil samples were collected at 5 cm depth, with three replicates in a completely randomized design. Soil samples were taken to the Mycorrhizae Laboratory of Embrapa Agrobiologia for determination of spore density and identification of AMF species. Analysis of variance and Scott-Knott test were performed. Four genotypes of A. pintoi and two interspecific hybrids, which showed higher spore density, stood out. It was found the occurrence of 21 AMF species in the soil samples. The richness ranged between three and ten species. Three AMF species showed high relative frequency: Glomus macrocarpum (100.0%), Acaulospora tuberculata (97.8%) and Racocetra verrucosa (88.9%). It was concluded that: (i) Regarding inducement of AMF sporulation and species richness, there is genetic variability among forage peanut genotypes, (ii) Glomus macrocarpum, Acaulospora tuberculata, Racocetra verrucosa are often present in the rhizosphere of forage peanut genotypes and should be studied aiming its introduction in the culture.
Arachis pintoi; Arachis repens; mycorrhizae; taxonomic survey; Glomeromycota
