Record ID No. |
3253 |
Author(s) |
Abasi A., Zarea M J., Rejali F., Barari M. , 2011. |
Affiliation |
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ilam University, P.O. Box 69315516, Ilam, Iran. e-mail: mjzarea@gmail.com |
Title |
Effects of P solubilizer bacteria and AM fungi on forage maize growth in a semi-arid region in Iran. |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
International Journal of Agricultural Technology. 7(3): 589-597p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Biological Interaction |
Sub-subjects |
Phosphorus solubilizers |
Host |
Zea mays |
Organism |
Glomus mosseae, Bacillus coagulance |
Country |
Iran, Asia |
Abstracts |
Applications of beneficial microbes, biofertilizer, are well known to an alternative for chemical fertilizer application in sustainability agricultural crop production. The objective of this field study was to evaluate P solubilizer (Bacillus coagulance, B) with or without an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (Glomus mosseae, GM) on the growth of maize (Zea mays) forage in a clay-loam soil. The application treatments included control (no fertilizer), chemical fertilizer, and two types of biofertilizer, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and P solubilizer bacterium. Growth and nutrient response of maize to the application of chemical fertilizer (CF) significantly resulted in the highest biomass, seedling height and N assimilation of plant. Growth response of maize to the application of biofertilizer containing mycorrhizal fungus and solubilizer bacteria (MB) significantly resulted in the highest biomass and seedling height compared to control, 24.4% and 6%, respectively. Mycorrhizal fungus had the more positive effect in N and P assimilation of corn, especially in leaf and stem, in compared to B, BM and control (F0). While the AMF seemed to have an inhibiting effect on the P-solubilizing bacteria, P solubilizer bacterial inoculation had positive effect on the mycorrhizal colonization value. Mycorrhizal fungus significantly increased N-fixer bacteria of maize rhizosphere in compared to P solubilizer bacterial inoculation. |