Record ID No. |
1162 |
Author(s) |
Sarhan A Z., Salem M. A., Soliman L. , 2006 |
Affiliation |
Floriculture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. |
Title |
Effect of irrigation water salinity levels and soil mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on growth of African mahogany Khaya senegalensis transplants |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Annals of Agricultural Science Moshtohor. 44(2): 625-635p. |
Categories |
Mycorrhiza General |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Difficult sites |
Host |
Khaya senegalensis |
Organism |
Glomus |
Country |
Egypt, Africa |
Abstracts |
This study was conducted at the Ornamental Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt, during two successive seasons (2003-04 and 2004-05) to investigate the effect of soil mycorrhizal inoculation on the survival and vegetative development of Africa mahogany (Khaya senegalensis) seedlings under different salinity levels of irrigation water. Transplanted seedlings were inoculated with vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza (VAM, Glomus sp.) at concentrations of 0, 100 and 200 ml/pot. The survival percentage of seedlings, length, diameter and fresh and dry weight of roots and stems were recorded. Results revealed that the survival percentage of African mahogany was significantly decreased with the increasing salinity concentration of the irrigation water. Inoculation of VAM significantly increased seedling survival percentage. Water salinity significantly decreased transplant height, diameter and root length of mahogany plants. Inoculation of soil mycorrhizal fungi significantly suppressed the inhibition effect of the used irrigation water.. |