... abundance of common AMF speciesThe number of spores per 100 g of dry soil was above 400at sites 1, 5 and 7, between 210 and 300 at sites 3 and 6, and between 135 and 150 at sites 2 and 4 (Tab. ... The sampling was conducted from October to Decemberin 2002 and 2003.2.4. Root clearing and staining One to 5 g of T. articulata fine roots were collected and maintainedin a glycerol/ethanol/distilled ... n3, n2 and n1 are, respectively, the number of fragmentsscored 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1.2.5. Extraction and counting of AM fungus sporesThe Gerdemann and Nicolson (1963) [12] method was used to extract...