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Five subtropical semiarid plant species\u2014\n                    <jats:italic>Bambusa arundinacea<\/jats:italic>\n                    (Retz.) Wild.,\n                    <jats:italic>Borassus flabellifer<\/jats:italic>\n                    L.,\n                    <jats:italic>Eucalyptus globulus<\/jats:italic>\n                    Labill,\n                    <jats:italic>Euphorbia antiquorum<\/jats:italic>\n                    L., and\n                    <jats:italic>Vachellia leucophloea<\/jats:italic>\n                    (Roxb.)\u2014collected from the Pudukkottai district of south India were used in this study to examine the diversity, abundance, and root colonization of AMF. The study aims to determine the mycorrhizal status of these host plants, investigate the connection between root colonization and AMF spore quantity, and estimate the influence of edaphic factors, such as soil pH and nutrient availability, and AMF distribution. The conventional wet\u2010sieving and decanting method was used to extract AMF spores, and the root\u2010staining technique was used to assess root colonization. There were 62 morphotypes detected in five genera:\n                    <jats:italic>Glomus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Acaulospora<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Scutellospora<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Gigaspora<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Sclerocystis<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                    <jats:italic>Glomus<\/jats:italic>\n                    was the most abundant genus in this study.\n                    <jats:italic>B. arundinacea<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>V. leucophloea<\/jats:italic>\n                    showed the highest root colonization rates (&gt;\u200980%) and strong mycorrhizal interaction. In contrast,\n                    <jats:italic>E. antiquorum<\/jats:italic>\n                    had the highest spore abundance while\n                    <jats:italic>B. arundinacea<\/jats:italic>\n                    the lowest spore density. These results indicate that there is no direct correlation between root colonization and spore quantity in semiarid habitats because host compatibility and edaphic variables distinctly influence AMF colonization and sporulation. 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