Record ID No. |
6653 |
Author(s) |
Lu L. H.* and Wu Q. S.** , 2017 |
Affiliation |
*College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025 Hubei, China. **Institute of Root Biology, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025 Hubei, China. |
Title |
Mycorrhizas Promote Plant Growth, Root Morphology and Chlorophyll Production in White Clover. |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Biotechnology. 16(1): 34-39. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Biochemistry Morphology |
Host |
Trifolium repens |
Organism |
Rhizoglomus intraradices, Diversispora versiformis, Paraglomus occultum |
Country |
China |
Abstracts |
Three arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) species, namely, Rhizoglomus intraradices, Diversispora versiformis and Paraglomus occultum were inoculated into potted white clover. Results: After 85 days of mycorrhizal inoculation, root mycorrhizal
colonization of white clover ranged from 84.6-90.5%. Inoculation with AMF significantly increased leaf numbers, leaf area, petiole length and shoot and root biomass than non-AMF inoculation. Inoculated plants with D. versiformis and P. occultum recorded significantly
higher chlorophyll a, b and a+b concentrations than non-inoculated controls. Mycorrhizal white clover plants had significantly higher
nodule numbers, root total length, projected area, volume and number of 1st, 2nd and 3rd order lateral roots, as compared with
non-mycorrhizal plants, regardless of AMF species used. Conclusion: It can be concluded that AMF has a positive contribution to
promoting plant growth, root development and chlorophyll production in white clover. Dive versiformis represented relatively better
effect than the other AM fungi in white clover |