Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria Consortia Associated with Phospho-Compost on Phosphorus Solubilization and Growth of Tomato Seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

ABSTRACT

The exploitation of phosphate mines generates an important quantity of phosphate sludge that remains accumulated and not valorized. In this context, composting with organic matter and rhizospheric microorganisms offers an interesting alternative and that is more sustainable for agriculture. This work aims to investigate the synergetic effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) and phospho-compost (PC), produced from phosphate-laundered sludge and organic wastes, and their combination on plant growth, phosphorus solubilization and phosphatase activities (alkaline and acid). Inoculated mycorrhizae and bacteria strains used in this study were selected from plant rhizosphere grown on phosphate-laundered sludge. Significant (p < .05) increases in plant growth was observed when inoculated with both consortia and PC (PC+ PSB+ AMF) similar to those recorded in plants amended with chemical fertilizer. Tripartite inoculated tomato had a significantly (p < .05) higher shoot height; shoot and root dry weight, root colonization and available P content, than the control. Co-inoculation with PC and AMF greatly increased alkaline phosphatase activity and the rate of mycorrhizal intensity. We conclude that PC and endophytic AMF and PSB consortia contribute to a tripartite inoculation in tomato seedlings and are coordinately involved in plant growth and phosphorus solubilization. These results open up promising prospects for using formulate phospho-compost enriched with phosphorus-solubilizing microorganisms (PSM) in crop cultivation as biofertilizers to solve problems of phosphate-laundered sludge accumulation.     

Mycorrhizal autochthonous consortium induced defense-related mechanisms of olive trees against Verticillium dahliae

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - The present work aimed to investigate the effect of an autochthonous mycorrhizal consortium in enhancing olive tree tolerance against Verticillium...     

Evaluation de l'efficacité de traitements de semence vis-à-vis de Plasmopara halstedii

Le mildiou du tournesol causé par Plasmopara halstedii est une maladie économiquement importante. Les dégâts sont particulièrement redoutés lors des printemps humides. En absence de cultivars de tournesol génétiquement résistants, seul le traitement des semences avec des produits systémiques est envisageable. Cette étude a été réalisée pour analyser, sous des conditions contrôlées (chambre de culture), et en plein champ, l'efficacité en traitement de semence de 11 formulations chimiques. Les expérimentations montrent que seules les formulations à base de métalaxyl ou d'oxadixyl assurent un contrôle appréciable du champignon. Celles-ci peuvent assurer une protection totale, sans aucune phytotoxicité sur les plantes, à la dose de 2,5 g de produit commercial par kg de semence pour la formulation '10% métalaxyl+48% mancozèbe' et à la dose de 3 g de produit commercial pour les associations: '10% oxadixyl+56% propinèbe' et '8% oxadixyl+56% mancozèbe+3,2% cymoxanil'.