Response of Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb. Rabaceae) to Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobium sp. in Sterilized Soil

The effect of inoculation of six species of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi viz., Gigaspora margarita, Glomus mosseae, G. monosporum, G. versiformis, G. fasciculatum, G. deserticola and Rhizobium sp. on growth and NPK content in siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum) was studied. The mycorrhi...

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Main Authors: S., Greep, T., Muthukumar, K., Udaiyan, V., Narmatha Bai
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1997
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description The effect of inoculation of six species of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi viz., Gigaspora margarita, Glomus mosseae, G. monosporum, G. versiformis, G. fasciculatum, G. deserticola and Rhizobium sp. on growth and NPK content in siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum) was studied. The mycorrhizal species were isolated from the rhizosphere forest soils of the Western Ghats and multiplied in pot culture with Sorghum bicolor as the host plant. Rhizobium sp. isolated from fresh nodules of siratro was cultured and maintained in yeast extract mannitol broth. The influence of VAM fungi and Rhizobium sp. either singly or in combination on growth and nutrient contents of siratro showed statistically significant increase after only 60 days of plant growth. Dual inoculation with VAM fungi and Rhizobium increased plant nodule number and tissue NPK content. Highest growth and nutrient content were exhibited by plants inoculated with Rhizobium together with multiple VAM fungi.
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spelling upm-36442015-09-07T02:19:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3644/ Response of Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb. Rabaceae) to Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobium sp. in Sterilized Soil S., Greep T., Muthukumar K., Udaiyan V., Narmatha Bai The effect of inoculation of six species of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi viz., Gigaspora margarita, Glomus mosseae, G. monosporum, G. versiformis, G. fasciculatum, G. deserticola and Rhizobium sp. on growth and NPK content in siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum) was studied. The mycorrhizal species were isolated from the rhizosphere forest soils of the Western Ghats and multiplied in pot culture with Sorghum bicolor as the host plant. Rhizobium sp. isolated from fresh nodules of siratro was cultured and maintained in yeast extract mannitol broth. The influence of VAM fungi and Rhizobium sp. either singly or in combination on growth and nutrient contents of siratro showed statistically significant increase after only 60 days of plant growth. Dual inoculation with VAM fungi and Rhizobium increased plant nodule number and tissue NPK content. Highest growth and nutrient content were exhibited by plants inoculated with Rhizobium together with multiple VAM fungi. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1997 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3644/1/Response_of_Siratro_%28Macroptilium_atropurpureum_Urb._Rabaceae%29_to.pdf S., Greep and T., Muthukumar and K., Udaiyan and V., Narmatha Bai (1997) Response of Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb. Rabaceae) to Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobium sp. in Sterilized Soil. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 20 (1). pp. 19-29. ISSN 0126-6128 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2020%20(1)%20Apr.%201997/03%20JTAS%20Vol.20%20(1)%201997%20(Pg%2019-29).pdf
spellingShingle S., Greep
T., Muthukumar
K., Udaiyan
V., Narmatha Bai
Response of Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb. Rabaceae) to Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobium sp. in Sterilized Soil
title Response of Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb. Rabaceae) to Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobium sp. in Sterilized Soil
title_full Response of Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb. Rabaceae) to Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobium sp. in Sterilized Soil
title_fullStr Response of Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb. Rabaceae) to Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobium sp. in Sterilized Soil
title_full_unstemmed Response of Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb. Rabaceae) to Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobium sp. in Sterilized Soil
title_short Response of Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb. Rabaceae) to Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobium sp. in Sterilized Soil
title_sort response of siratro (macroptilium atropurpureum urb. rabaceae) to vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobium sp. in sterilized soil
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