Mycorrhizae enhances horticultural plant yield and nutrient uptake under phosphorus deficient field soil condition |
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Authors: | Ibrahim Ortas Yusuf Cem Yücel |
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Institution: | Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, University of Cukurova, Faculty of Agriculture, Adana, Turkey |
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Abstract: | Mycorrhizae can enhance plant growth and phosphorus (P) use efficiency in horticultural plants. This research evaluated the effectiveness of mycorrhizae on increasing growth and yield of nine horticultural plants for two different rates of P fertilization under field conditions. The mycorrhizal inoculums increased the root colonization of mycorrhizal horticultural plants compared with the non-inoculated treatments. Mycorrhizal inoculation significantly increased onion, garlic, chickpea, broad bean, carrot, parsley and cress plants. Mycorrhizal effectiveness showed that without P addition the effect of mycorrhizae on plant yield is much higher than that with P fertilizer addition. Under low P fertilization inoculation effectiveness is much higher than P addition treatments. Mycorrhizal inoculums also increased tissue P and zinc (Zn) for horticultural plant. The improved growth, yield, Zn and P uptake in plants demonstrated the potential of mycorrhizal inoculation to reduce the effects P fertilization on horticultural plants grown under field conditions. |
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Keywords: | Glomus mossae inoculation effectiveness mycorrhizal vegetable plants synergistic interaction Zn and P uptake |
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