Varied Rates Of Mycorrhizal Inoculum On Growth And Nutrient Acquisition By Barley Grown With Drought Stress
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION(1999)
Abstract
Effectiveness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is crucial for maximum plant growth and acquisition of mineral nutrients under drought. The objective of this research was to determine effects of varied rates of AMF inoculum on plant growth and acquisition of phosphorus (P), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and manganese (Mn) by barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. SLB-6) grown with and without drought stress (WS and nonWS). Plants inoculated with four inoculum rates [control(M-0), 120 (M-1), 240 (M-2) and 360 (M-3) spores per 100 g dry soil] of Glomus mosseae were grown in a low P silty clay (Typic Xerochrept) soil (pH=8.0) mix in a greenhouse for 45 days. Root AMF colonization increased as inoculum rate increased in plants grown with WS and nonWS. Leaf area and shoot and root dry matter (DM) increased as inoculum rate increased up to M-2 regardless of soil moisture. Shoot concentrations of P, Cu, and Mn were generally higher for mycorrhizal (AMF) than for nonmycorrhizal (nonAMF) plants grown with bath WS and nonWS. Shoot contents of P, Zn, Cu, and Mn were higher for AMF than for nonAMF plants grown with nonWS, and shoot contents of P were higher for AMF than for nonAMF plants with WS. For Plants grown with WS and nonWS, contents of P, Zn, Cu, and Mn were generally higher for plants inoculated with M-2 compared to other rates of inoculum. The results of this study indicated that plant responses to root colonization with AMF were dependent on AMF rate and soil moisture. Eased on enhancements in plant DM and mineral acquisition traits, M-2 inoculum was the most effective rate of inoculation for this AMF isolate.
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zinc,soil moisture,copper,soil ph,phosphorus
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