Record ID No. |
3350 |
Author(s) |
Singh R K., Gogoi P. , 2012 |
Affiliation |
Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar 791112, India, purnimagogi17@rediffmail.com |
Title |
Augmented growth of long pepper in response to arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Journal of Forestry Research, 23 (2): 339-344p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Nursery Management |
Host |
Piper longum (long pepper) |
Organism |
Glomus fasciculatum, G. clarum, G. etunicatum, G. versiforme |
Country |
India, Asia |
Abstracts |
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) technology is a soil-based fertilization practice for sustainable crop productivity. We evaluated six indigenous Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) strains for their symbiotic response with Piper longum (long pepper), a non-timber forest product holding promise as a commercial crop for its medicinal fruits and roots. Piper saplings were raised in a 10 cm thick sand and soil mix inoculated with various AMF. Under field conditions, plants inoculated with AMF demonstrated better survival (≤80%) than non mycorrhizal plants (58%). Almost all the studied AMF strains increased the plant growth, biomass and nutrient content (N and P) over the uninoculated control. Mycorrhizal inoculation with four AMF species, viz: Glomus fasciculatum, G. clarum, G. etunicatum and G. versiforme greatly enhanced long pepper growth both in the nursery and field conditions. |