INFLUENCE OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL BIOSTIMULANTS AND CONVENTIONAL FERTILIZERS ON SOME SOLANACEOUS CROPS FOR GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND NUTRIENT STOICHIOMETRY UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS IN SEMI- ARID REGION OF MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-86
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Glomus Intraradices ◽  
Solanum Tuberosum L ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Chemical Fertilizers ◽  
Dry Biomass ◽  
Consortium Culture ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal

The main objective of the study was to evaluate the outcome of inoculation with biological consortium culture of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species (Aculospora logula, Glomus fasciculatum, Glomus intraradices, Gigaspora margarita, and Scutellospora heterogama) and chemical fertilizers on Solanaceous crops (Solanum tuberosum L. cultivars, Lycopersicum esculentum L. and Solanum melongena L.) under field conditions during Rabi cropping season. The experimental plot was a randomized block design with four replications. The result revealed that gross yield, plant height, number of branches/plant, leaf moisture, leaf area, root length, and dry biomass were positively affected by the inoculation of consortium culture of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with 75% recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF). Overall, our study shows that inoculation of consortium mycorrhizae with 75% RDF gave better growth, dry biomass, nutrient uptake, and yield of solanaceous crops and reduces the dose of chemical fertilizers to improve sustainable crop production and creates a healthy environment.

scholarly journals Establishment of catclaw plants (Mimosa biuncifera Benth.) inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in greenhouse and field drought conditions

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Peña-Becerril ◽  
Arcadio Monroy-Ata ◽  
María Socorro Orozco-Almanza ◽  
Esther Matiana García-Amador
Keyword(s):  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Plant Succession ◽  
Arid Zones ◽  
Plant Establishment ◽  
Dry Biomass ◽  
One Year ◽  
Semi Arid

<p>More than half of Mexican territory is dominated by arid or semi-arid ecosystems. These environments are normally deteriorated by man-induced over-grazing by sheep and goats and the mainly vegetation types are xeric shrublands where thorny plant species are widespread, like catclaw (<em>Mimosa biuncifera </em>Benth., Fabaceae), wich is a nurse plant that promotes plant succession. In this view, the objective of this work was to determine the effect of inoculation with native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on catclaw seedlings, in order to evaluate plant establishment and their growth under a dry treatment, both in greenhouse and field conditions. Initial question was if the mycorrhization of catclaw increases in a significative way the survival of plant individuals under field conditions. For this, catclaw plants were grown in a greenhouse in Mexico City, with a design consisting of two pot irrigation treatments, wet (W) and dry (D), and two soil treatments: with and without AMF inoculum (M+, M-). Each treatment had 20 repetitions. Weekly: height, mean diameter of coverage, leaf and pinnae number of plant individuals were recorded. After 20 weeks: fresh and dry biomass, relative growth rate, root/shoot ratio, real evapotranspiration, water use efficiency (WUE) and percentage of mycorrhizal colonization were determined. Later, dry treatment (M+ and M-) catclaw individuals were trasplanted to a semi-arid locality at the Mezquital Valley, in Central Mexico and their height, leaf number and survival was recorded monthly during one year. Results show that plants in the wet and mycorrhizal (WM+) treatment had grown higher, had larger plant coverage and had more pinnae than plants in the dry and mycorrhizal (DM+) treatment. Also, the mycorrhizal treatments (W and D) had higher WUE than plants in M-. In field conditions, after one year, survival of M+ plants was greater than witness. It was concluded that mycorrhization of <em>M. biuncifera</em> with native HMA inoculum increases its efficiency in biomass production (higher dry biomass per liter of irrigated water than non mycorrhizal plants) and that favors plant establishment and survival in field conditions. Finally, it could be recommended the AMF inoculation of catclaw plants to be used in revegetation programs of deteriorated semi-arid zones.</p>

scholarly journals Isolation of a Premycorrhizal Infection (pmi2) Mutant of Tomato, Resistant to Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Colonization

2003 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 382-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakefet David-Schwartz ◽  
Vijay Gadkar ◽  
Smadar Wininger ◽  
Roza Bendov ◽  
Gad Galili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizae ◽  
Glomus Intraradices ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Plant Roots ◽  
Fungal Colonization ◽  
Recessive Trait ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal

Arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) represent an ancient symbiosis between mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots which co-evolved to exhibit a finely tuned, multistage interaction that assists plant growth. Direct screening efforts for Myc¯ plant mutants resulted in the identification of a tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L. cv. Micro-Tom) mutant, M20, which was impaired in its ability to support the premycorrhizal infection (pmi) stages. The Myc¯ phenotype of the M20 mutant was a single Mendelian recessive trait, stable for nine generations, and nonallelic to a previously identified M161 pmi mutant. The M20 mutant was resistant to infection by isolated AM spores and colonized roots. Formation of Glomus intraradices appressoria on M20 roots was normal, as on wild-type (WT) plants, but in significantly reduced numbers. A significant reduction in spore germination was observed in vitro in the presence of M20 exudates relative to WT. Our results indicate that this new mutant shares similar physiological characteristics with the M161 pmi mutant, but has a more suppressive Myc¯ phenotype response.

scholarly journals Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizae on Callusing and root colonization of Tea (Camellia sinensis) Clones in Kenya

2021 ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Awa Chelangat ◽  
Joseph P. Gweyi-Onyango ◽  
Nicholas K. Korir ◽  
Maina Mwangi
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll Content ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizae ◽  
Glomus Intraradices ◽  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungus ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Iron Aluminum ◽  
Standard Application

Mycorrhizal fungi are a major component of the soil micro flora in many ecosystems, but usually have limited saprophytic abilities. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are an important component of soil life and soil chemistry. In soil, phosphorus may be present in relatively large amounts, but much of it is poorly available because of the very low solubility of phosphates by formation of complexes with iron, aluminum, and calcium, leading to soil solution concentrations of 10μm or less and very low mobility. Tea is a major income earner in the country, but yields are declining since high yielding tea varieties have a major problem with rooting and take so long in the nursery. The current study was initiated to investigate the role between Mycorrhizae and plants to explain rooting and growth rates during early stages of tea establishment. It was conducted at James Finlay in Kericho County, Kenya. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with factorial arrangements. Phosphorus treatments consisted of a standard rate of 107.66kg ha -1, two clones of the tea (S15/10 and SC 12/28) and two mycorrhizal strains (Glomus mosseae and Glomus intraradices) plus one control without mycorrhizae. Data was collected on rate of callusing, chlorophyll content and rate of root infection by mycorrhizal fungus. Application of 50kg Mycorrhizae ha-1 exhibited the highest callusing rate on clone SC 15/10 with significant differences (P≤0.05) observed on the chlorophyll content from week 1 to week 30 where the standard application of phosphorus plus 50kg Mycorrhizae ha-1 on clone S 15/10 had the highest content consistently throughout the trial. The highest frequency of mycorrhizae colonization in the rhizosphere was observed when 70kg ha-1 was added under clone SC 12/28. AMF strains are recommended for use on tea propagation in improving callusing rate and the chlorophyll content at a rate of 50kg Mycorrhizae ha-1.

scholarly journals Influence of Biostimulants on Important Traits ofZinnia elegansJacq. under Open Field Conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishan Saini ◽  
Ashok Aggarwal ◽  
Prashant Kaushik
Keyword(s):  
Open Field ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Trichoderma Viride ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Flower Quality

The efficacy of microbial treatment on growth, yield, and nutrient uptake is very well acknowledged for field crops. However, the use of microbes forZinnia eleganshas rarely been exploited under field trials. Therefore, in this study, we have evaluated the efficacy of different microbial bioinoculants on sixteen morphological and nine biochemical traits ofZ.elegans. We used two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) (Glomus mosseae(G) andAcaulospora laevis(A)) along withTrichoderma viride(T) andPseudomonas florescence(P) as five different treatments under open field conditions, in a randomized complete block design. There were significant differences for all of the traits studied. Treatment 5 (G + A + T + P) was noted as the best treatment for the improvement of morphological characters, whereas Treatment 4 (G + A + P) was most significant for the biochemical trait improvement inZ. elegans. Overall, this study provides useful insight into the bioinoculant treatment that can be applied to improve the yield and flower quality ofZ.elegansunder open field conditions.

scholarly journals Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and phosphorus in spilanthol and phenolic compound yield in jambu plants

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-198
Author(s):  
Marlene E Vieira ◽  
Marta Simone M Freitas ◽  
Diego A Peçanha ◽  
Thaísa C Lima ◽  
Marco Antonio Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Dry Biomass ◽  
Phosphate Fertilization ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Amf Inoculation

ABSTRACT Jambu has spilanthol and phenolic compounds that are responsible for several medicinal properties. Besides improving nutrient absorption, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can change secondary metabolites’ yield. Thus, the aim of the current study was to evaluate AMF inoculation and P influence on shoot dry biomass yield, macronutrient content (N, P, K, Ca and Mg), total phenol contents and spilanthol percentage in jambu plants. The experiment followed a randomized block design at 3x4 factorial arrangement, with two AMF (Rhizophagus clarus and Claroideoglomus etunicatum) and without AMF, at four P doses (0, 30, 60 and 90 mg/kg of soil), with four replicates. Plants inoculated with R. clarus and C. etunicatum, grown without phosphate fertilization, presented increase by 23 and 12 times, respectively, in comparison to plants without AMF. The relative spilanthol area in plants inoculated with R. clarus, without phosphate fertilization, reached 2.4%. Shoot dry biomass yield of jambu plants and the P, K, Ca and Mg contents were higher when plants were inoculated with R. clarus at the lowest P doses. The AMF also increased the contents of total phenols in plants fertilized with 60 mg kg-1. This P dose increased spilanthol concentration in jambu plants inoculated with C. etunicatum.

scholarly journals Glomus intraradices and Funneliformis mosseae am Strains Influence on Soil Physical, Biological and Chemical Characteristics in Tea Plantations in Kenya

2021 ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Awa Chelangat ◽  
Joseph P Gweyi-Onyango ◽  
Nicholas K Korir ◽  
Maina Mwangi
Keyword(s):  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Glomus Intraradices ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Am Fungi ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Soil Microbiology ◽  
Funneliformis Mosseae ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Tea Production

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi occur over a wide range of agro climatic conditions and are geographically ubiquitous. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are the medium of soil structure, they determine the flow of water, nutrients, and air, directs the pathways of root growth, and opens channels for the movement of soil animals. As the moderator of the microbial community, they also determine the metabolic processes of the soil. In other words, the mycorrhizal network is practically synonymous with ecosystem function. The tremendous advances in research on mycorrhizal physiology and ecology over the past 40 years have led to a greater understanding of the multiple roles of AMF in the ecosystem. The current study was informed due to the depletion of nutrients and poor soil microbiology in tea production whose production has declined in the recent years. The trial was conducted in the research and development greenhouse at the James Finlays Farm in Kericho County, Kenya. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with factorial arrangements of tea clones and mycorrhizae levels. The phosphorus treatments consisted of a standard rate of 107.66kg ha -1, two clones of the tea (S15/10 and SC 12/28) and two mycorrhizal strains (Funneliformis mosseae and Glomus intraradices) at two rates (50 kg ha-1 and 70 kg ha-1) and an untreated control without mycorrhizae. The soil pH was positively influenced by reducing the acidity content significantly where mycorrhizae strains were introduced with the highest unit change (1.3) was recorded on clone SC 12/28 at the 50 kg Mycorrhizae ha-1 rate. The same treatment also significantly increased the soil total phosphorus level (2.3 g/kg) compared to all other treatments with the least change observed on the control. Application of AMF strains Glomus intraradices and Funneliformis mosseae is recommended in tea production at the rate of 50 kg ha-1 which improves and enhances the general positive characteristics of soil health.

scholarly journals The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal isolates on the development and oleoresin production of micropropagated Zingiber officinale

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maicon F. da Silva ◽  
Rosete Pescador ◽  
Ricardo A. Rebelo ◽  
Sidney L. Stürmer
Keyword(s):  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Phosphorus Addition ◽  
Shoot Height ◽  
Coarse Root ◽  
Ginger Rhizome ◽  
Dry Biomass ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal

We have investigated the effects of phosphate fertilization and inoculation with isolates of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Scutellospora heterogama SCT120E, Gigaspora decipiens SCT304A, Acaulospora koskei SCT400A, Entrophospora colombiana SCT115, and an assemblage (Mix) of all four isolates on growth, development and oleoresin production of micropropagated Zingiber officinale. After 120 and 210 d of growth, the Mix and phosphorus addition significantly increased shoot height relative to control plants. Phosphorus addition was the only treatment resulting in significantly large shoot dry biomass relative to control after 120 d. No statistical differences were observed between treatments for shoot dry biomass after 210 d and for fine and coarse root biomass at both harvests. Inoculation with S. herogama and G. decipiens resulted in larger yields of oleoresin, corresponding to 3.48% and 1.58% of rhizome fresh biomass respectively. Based on retention index and mass spectrometry, we have characterized the following constituents present in ginger rhizomes: ar-curcumene, zingiberene, γ-cadinene, bisabolene, δ- or α-cadinene and farnesol. Two other constituents were characterized as possible members of the gingerol class. Results suggest that the screening and inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in ginger plants is a feasible procedure to increase the oleoresin production of Z. officinale and consequently increase the aggregate value of ginger rhizome production.

scholarly journals Micro-Landscape Dependent Changes in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Community Structure

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 5297
Author(s):  
Stavros D. Veresoglou ◽  
Leonie Grünfeld ◽  
Magkdi Mola
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Root Colonization ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Fungal Community Structure ◽  
High Connectivity ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal ◽  
Colonization Rates

The roots of most plants host diverse assemblages of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which benefit the plant hosts in diverse ways. Even though we understand that such AMF assemblages are non-random, we do not fully appreciate whether and how environmental settings can make them more or less predictable in time and space. Here we present results from three controlled experiments, where we manipulated two environmental parameters, habitat connectance and habitat quality, to address the degree to which plant roots in archipelagos of high connectivity and invariable habitats are colonized with (i) less diverse and (ii) easier to predict AMF assemblages. We observed no differences in diversity across our manipulations. We show, however, that mixing habitats and varying connectivity render AMF assemblages less predictable, which we could only detect within and not between our experimental units. We also demonstrate that none of our manipulations favoured any specific AMF taxa. We present here evidence that the community structure of AMF is less responsive to spatio-temporal manipulations than root colonization rates which is a facet of the symbiosis which we currently poorly understand.

scholarly journals Community Analysis of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Roots ofPoncirus trifoliataandCitrus reticulataBased on SSU rDNA

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Wang ◽  
Yin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Glomus Intraradices ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Poncirus Trifoliata ◽  
Spore Density ◽  
Morphological Observation ◽  
Trifoliate Orange ◽  
Hyphal Length

Morphological observation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) species in rhizospheric soil could not accurately reflect the actual AMF colonizing status in roots, while molecular identification of indigenous AMF colonizing citrus rootstocks at present was rare in China. In our study, community of AMF colonizing trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliataL. Raf.) and red tangerine (Citrus reticulataBlanco) were analyzed based on small subunit of ribosomal DNA genes. Morphological observation showed that arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) colonization, spore density, and hyphal length did not differ significantly between two rootstocks. Phylogenetic analysis showed that 173 screened AMF sequences clustered in at least 10 discrete groups (GLO1~GLO10), all belonging to the genus ofGlomusSensu Lato. Among them, GLO1 clade (clustering with uncultured Glomus) accounting for 54.43% clones was the most common in trifoliate orange roots, while GLO6 clade (clustering withGlomus intraradices) accounting for 35.00% clones was the most common in red tangerine roots. Although, Shannon-Wiener indices exhibited no notable differences between both rootstocks, relative proportions of observed clades analysis revealed that composition of AMF communities colonizing two rootstocks varied severely. The results indicated that native AMF species in citrus rhizosphere had diverse colonization potential between two different rootstocks in the present orchards.

Response of Taxus times media var. densiformis to inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-153
Author(s):  
J N Gemma ◽  
R E Koske ◽  
E M Roberts ◽  
S Hester
Keyword(s):  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Glomus Intraradices ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Root Systems ◽  
Stem Diameter ◽  
Rooted Cuttings ◽  
Shoot Dry Weight ◽  
Mycorrhizal Plants

Rooted cuttings of Taxus times media var. densiformis Rehd. were inoculated with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Gigaspora gigantea (Nicol. & Gerd.) Gerd. & Trappe or Glomus intraradices Schenck and Smith and grown for 9-15 months in a greenhouse. At the completion of the experiments, leaves of inoculated plants contained significantly more chlorophyll (1.3-4.1 times as much) than did noninoculated plants. In addition, mycorrhizal plants had root systems that were significantly larger (1.3-1.4 times) and longer (1.7-2.1 times) than nonmycorrhizal plants, and they possessed significantly more branch roots (1.3-2.9 times). No differences in stem diameter and height or shoot dry weight were evident at the end of the experiments, although the number of buds was significantly greater in the cuttings inoculated with G. intraradices after 15 months.

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