Record ID No. |
889 |
Author(s) |
Hemavathi., Vittal Navi., Shivakumar,B.S., Suresh,C.K., Earanna,N , 2006 |
Affiliation |
Department of Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore - 560 065, India. |
Title |
Effect of Glomus fasciculatum and plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria on growth and yield of Ocimum basilicum |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Karnataka-Journal-of-Agricultural-Sciences. 19(1): 17-20p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Mass production |
Host |
Ocimum basilicum |
Organism |
Glomus fasciculatum, Bacillus megaterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Rhizobacteria |
Country |
India, Asia |
Abstracts |
The effects of the soil inoculation of G. fasciculatum (19 spores/g of soil) and rhizobacteria (Bacillus megaterium and Pseudomonas fluorescens at 4.8x108 and 3.2x108 cfu [colony-forming units], respectively), singly or in combination, on the performance of O. basilicum were studied under greenhouse conditions. All treatments significantly increased plant height, number of branches, fresh, weight, dry weight and P content, and enhanced mycorrhizal root colonization and number of spores of mycorrhiza in soil. The inoculation of G. fasciculatum with rhizobacteria resulted in the greatest plant height (63.53 cm), number of branches (15.0), fresh weight (65.92 g per plant), dry weight (40.12 g per plant), and P contents of shoots (3.05 mg per plant) and roots (3.83 mg per plant), and mycorrhizal root colonization (65.92%) and number of mycorrhiza spores (78.12/25 g of soil). |