Record ID No. |
1356 |
Author(s) |
Okon, IE; Osonubi, O; Solomon, MG. , 2007 |
Affiliation |
Okon, IE, Univ Calabar, Dept Bot, PMB 1115, Calabar, Nigeria |
Title |
Response of Gliricidia sepium to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus inoculation and P fertilization in sterile and non-sterile soils |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
JOURNAL OF FOOD AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT. 5(3-4):430-433p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Fungal evaluation |
Host |
Gliricidia sepium |
Organism |
Glomus deserticola |
Country |
Nigeria, Africa |
Abstracts |
A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF), Glomus deserticola, on the growth of Gliricidia sepium under P 0, 50 and 100 mg kg(-1) levels of phosphorus fertilization. Inoculation with AMF increased dry matter yield at all levels of applied phosphorus in both sterile and non-sterile soils while P fertilization at 100 mg kg(-1) soil level in conjunction with AMF inoculation increased the dry matter yield by 269.2 and 107.7% in sterile and non-sterile soils respectively. P fertilization increased arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization but decreased mycorrhizal dependency. Colonization by indigenous AMF was, however, significantly (p < 0.01) reduced at P 100 mg kg(-1) soil fertilization. Foliar N, P and K yields were significantly (p < 0.01) increased by AMF inoculation |