Record ID No. |
1024 |
Author(s) |
Baqual,M.F., Das,P.K., Katiyar,R.S , 2005 |
Affiliation |
Division of Sericulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, P O Box 674, G P O, Srinagar - 190 001, Jammu and Kashmir, India. |
Title |
Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and other microbial inoculants on chlorophyll content of mulberry (Morus spp.) |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Mycorrhiza-News. 17(3): 12-14p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Fungal evaluation |
Host |
Mulberry(Morus) |
Organism |
Microbes(AMF) |
Country |
India, Asia |
Abstracts |
This study was conducted to determine the synergistic effect of the microbial consortium on chlorophyll concentration and NPK content of mulberry (Morus spp.) leaf under graded doses of fertilizer application. The experiment was conducted under field conditions with one-year-old, established, irrigated mulberry garden of V1 variety at the Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute farm in Mysore, Karnataka, India. Both chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and the total chlorophyll of leaf were highly influenced due to co-inoculation of mulberry with different microorganisms. Significantly higher amounts of chlorophyll a (2.257 mg/g dry weight), chlorophyll b (0.671 mg/g dry weight), and total chlorophyll (2.298 mg/g dry weight) were recorded in the treatment T8 as compared to other treatments, and in the control. A significantly higher root colonization by the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi due to co-inoculation of mulberry and application of reduced dose of N and P also justifies the above statement as the increased root colonization is an indication of better association of the AM fungi in the rhizosphere of mulberry, which might have increased mobilization of various nutrients, including P. The AM fungi not only help plants in better absorption of P but also help indirectly in increased uptake of other macro and micro nutrients. |