Record ID No. |
1217 |
Author(s) |
Zeng-Ming., Li-DaoGao., Xiong-BingQuan., Lu-ZhiMing., Luo-Yong , 2004 |
Affiliation |
College of Horticulture and Landscape, Southwest Agricultural University, Chongqing 400716, China. |
Title |
Effects of sod culture management in citrus orchards on AM infection in citrus roots and on fruit quality |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Journal-of-Southwest-Agricultural-University. 26(2): 105-107p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Soil Moisture |
Host |
Citrus unshiu, Paspalum notatum |
Organism |
AMF |
Country |
China, Asia |
Abstracts |
An experiment was carried out with satsuma mandarin [Citrus unshiu] in a greenhouse. The treatments were as follows: sod culture with Bahia grass [Paspalum notatum] (T1), clean culture with light irrigation so as to keep soil water content the same as in T1 (T2); and clean culture without irrigation (T3, control). The number of AM [arbuscular mycorrhiza] and the AM infection rate in roots in T1 were significantly greater than in T2 or T3, indicating that Bahia grass promoted AM growth in soil and AM formation in roots. Under drought stress, the high percentage of AM infection in T1 was responsible for increased water and phosphate uptake, resulting in better fruit quality. |