Record ID No. |
3017 |
Author(s) |
Sikder M M., Abul Khair, Delowara Khanom. , 2010 |
Affiliation |
Department of Botany, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh. |
Title |
Effect of spent mushroom compost and arbuscular mycorrhiza on the growth, yield and nutritional status of onion |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
SAARC Journal of Agriculture, 8(1): 46-58p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Nutrition |
Host |
Allium cepa |
Organism |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza(AM) |
Country |
Bangladesh, Asia |
Abstracts |
A pot experimet was conducted in the experimental site of Botanical garden, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh to evaluate the effect of different levels of present mushroom compost (SMC) and arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) on growth, yield and nutritional status of onion (Allium cepa L.). Twelve treatment combinations of oyster (Oys.) mushroom milky white (MW) mushroom compost at three different rates (10, 20 & 30 percent per kilogram of soil) with or without arbuscular mycorrhiza were used in the pot experiment of onion along with control. Solarized garden soil was used in the pot. Each type of spent mushroom compost (SMC) was applied @ 10, 20, 30% kg-1 soil. Soil substrate based AM inocula was used at the rate of 25 g pot-1. The effect of SMC with or without AM was found significant and when these were applied in appropriate combinations showed positive effect on growth and yield of onion. Application of AM in combination with SMC enhances macro and micronutrient of onion. Application of MW at the rate of 30 percent per kg soil along with AM was found to be best treatment combination for growth, yield attributes, yield and nutrient uptake of onion.
|