Record ID No. |
3259 |
Author(s) |
Leon-Anzueto E., Abud-Archila M., Dendooven L., Ventura-Canseco L M C., Gutierrez-Miceli F A. , 2011. |
Affiliation |
Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México, email: fgmiceli@gmail.com |
Title |
Effect of vermicompost, worm-bed leachate and arbuscular mycorrizal fungi on lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf.) growth and composition of its essential oil. |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
EJB, Electronic Journal of Biotechnology. 14(6): e1384. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Manuring |
Host |
Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf.) |
Organism |
Glomus mosseae, worm-bed leachate |
Country |
Mexico, Central America |
Abstracts |
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of vermicompost, worm-bed leachate (WBL) and Glomus mosseae an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), on growth of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf). A response surface methodology, i.e. a three-level Box Benhen design with three repetitions and three blocks, was applied to optimize biomass production, essential oil yield and its composition. Application rates of Glomus mosseae were 0, 1 or 2 g plant-1, vermicompost 0, 5 or 10 g plant-1 and WBL 0, 10 and 20%. The AMF had no significant effect on the variables tested, but vermicompost had a significant effect on essential oil yield and WBL on essential oil yield, myercene concentration and shoot dry weigh (p<0.05). It was found that lemongrass fertilized with 2.0 g G. mosseae, 5.0 g vermicompost and 20% worm-bed leachate would yield 0.797% essential oil of which 62.6% was citral. |