Record ID No. |
1187 |
Author(s) |
Baqual M. F., Das P. K., Katiyar R. S. , 2005 |
Affiliation |
Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore - 570 008, India. |
Title |
Influence of co-inoculation with microbial consortium on mulberry (Morus spp.) |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Indian Journal of Sericulture. 44(2): 175-178p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Biological Interaction |
Sub-subjects |
Phosphorus solubilizers |
Host |
Morus(Mulberry) |
Organism |
Azotobacter |
Country |
India, Asia |
Abstracts |
A significant beneficial effect was recorded on growth and yield of mulberry cv. V1 due to co-noculation with microbial consortium containing phosphate solubilizing microorganisms, nitrogen fixing bacteria (Azotobacter) and vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza even after curtailing nitrogen and phosphorus to the extent of 25-50% of the recommended dose. The data on leaf yield, stem yield and total above ground biomass revealed a nonsignificant difference between that of the control (T0) and co-inoculated treatments (T5, T7 and T8). Maximum leaf yield (49 731 kg ha-1 year-1), stem yield (26 114 kg ha-1 year-1) and total above ground biomass (75 845 kg ha-1 year-1) were recorded in co-inoculated treatment T8 in conjunction with 262.5 kg N and 105 kg P ha-1 year-1 as rock phosphate which is 25% reduction in N and P application. This was observed to be at par with the control (T0) receiving full recommended dose of N and P at 350 and 140 kg ha-1 year-1, respectively, but without inoculation. The highest significant leaf percentage (73.69 and 73.38%) and leaf moisture (72.71 and 74.58%) were recorded in T8 during the first and second year, respectively. Maximum vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal root colonization in the first (85.89%) and in the second year (86.26%) were also recorded in plants inoculated with microbial consortium containing vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza (T8). The effect of co-inoculation was more prominent with the use of rock phosphate as source of P than the single super phosphate.. |