Differential Growth Response of Various Crop Species to Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculation.
10.4489/MYCO.2009.37.1.072
- Author:
Ju Kyeong EO
1
;
Ahn Heum EOM
Author Information
1. Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
AM fungi;
Mycorrhizal dependency;
Relative growth rate
- MeSH:
Biomass;
Capsicum;
Chive;
Fungi;
Hordeum;
Solanum melongena;
Sorghum;
Soybeans;
Zea mays
- From:Mycobiology
2009;37(1):72-76
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
To investigate the growth response of various crop species to mycorrhizal inoculation, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi were applied to Glycine max, Vigna angularis, Senna tora, Hordeum vulgare var. hexastichon. Zea mays, Sorghum bicolor, Allium tuberosum, Solanum melongena, and Capsicum annuum. The biomass of the inoculated crops was measured every two weeks for the 12-week growth period. By measuring biomass, we calculated the mycorrhizal responsiveness of the nine crop species. Among the nine crop species, four species showed a significant response to mycorrhizal inoculation. The shoot biomasses of V. angularis, C. annuum, A. tuberosum, and S. tora significantly increased with mycorrhizal inoculation.
