Record ID No. |
6119 |
Author(s) |
Srivastava P., Zoomi I., Akhtar O., Pandey D. and Kehri H. K. , 2018 |
Affiliation |
Sadasivan Myco-Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
Title |
Effect of AM fungi and fly ash on growth performance of Callistephus chinensis in alkaline soil. |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Research in Environment and Life Science. 11(02): 39-44. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Biological Interaction Ecology |
Host |
Callistephus chinensis |
Organism |
Acaulospora laevis, A. lacunose, A. trappei, A. foveate, Glomus aggregatum, G. mosseae, G. tortuosum, G. aggregatum |
Country |
India |
Abstracts |
Callistephus chinensis is a very fashionable annual flower crop. Due to increased urban affluence and continuously increasing demand of fresh cut flower, floriculture has assumed a definite commercial position during the past three decades. However, one of the major constraints in the production of these flowers is land availability. On the other hand, large tracts of salt affected soils are lying waste which are inhospitable for normal crop production. Efforts are going on to bring such lands under cultivation with appropriate technologies. AM fungi are well known in alleviating stress conditions of such lands by providing a number of nutritional as well as non-nutritional benefits. The present study has been undertaken to evaluate the potentiality of AM fungi in improving the flower production of Callistephus chinensis in alkaline soil of Phulpur, Allahabad, amended with gypsum, organic matter (Cynodon and FYM, 2% w/w), different doses of fly ash (20 t/ha and 40 t/ha) and microbial inoculants viz. AM fungi, PSF and nitrogen fixer together under pot conditions. Data showed that the plants raised in alkaline soil amended with FYM, fly
ash (40 t/ha) and inoculated with consortium of microbial inoculants showed best growth response in term of % mortality, mycorrhization, root/shoot dry mass, flower dry mass and keeping quality of flowers. Total chlorophyll, carotenoid and protein content were also improved. Thus, data show that application of AM fungi with fly ash and organic matter (FYM) improved the salt tolerance in Callistephus chinensis. |