Mycobiology  2009;37(1):72-76

doi:10.4489/MYCO.2009.37.1.072

Differential Growth Response of Various Crop Species to Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculation.

Ju Kyeong EO 1 ; Ahn Heum EOM

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Keywords

AM fungi; Mycorrhizal dependency; Relative growth rate

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

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.