Efficacy of rhizobial and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to ameliorate shade response on six pulse crops

Effects of light intensity and co-inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobium on root growth and nodulation of Indigofera tinctoria

“…Double inoculation increased the number of nodules compared to without inoculation at several levels of light intensity. This is in accord with Shukla et al (2018) who found that double inoculation with mycorrhizae and rhizobium increases nodulation whether under shade or not under shade. Double inoculation increased the number of nodules by 149% compared to without inoculation (Tabel 2).…”

“…Double inoculation increased root biomass compared to without inoculation at several levels of light intensity. Double inoculation with mycorrhizae and rhizobium efficiently increased yields under shade or not under shade (Shukla et al, 2018). In addition, double inoculation with mycorrhizae and rhizobium increased root length by 92% compared to without inoculation (Table 2).…”

“…Double inoculation with mycorrhizae and rhizobium significantly increases root growth and yields of Glycine max, Phaseolus mungo, Vigna radiate, Cicer arietinum, Lens culinaris, and Pisum sativum under low or high light intensity (Shukla et al, 2018). Light intensity significantly affects rhizobium and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) activities (Kumar et al, 2007;Houx et al, 2009;Shukla et al, 2009;Sarr & Yamakawa, 2015).…”

Agroforestry for soil health

“…They found that AMF inoculation increased seedling growth regardless of inoculum origin and water status. AMF diversity can be affected by agroforestry system design, as evidenced by Shukla et al (2018), which showed the influence of shade on the efficiency of bioinnocculants composed of rhizobacteria, phosphatesolubilizing bacteria and AMF. They found that the yields of all the studied plants were lower in the shade than in the full light, but the efficiency of the bioinnocculants was comparable in full sun and under shade for Glycine max, Phaseolus mungo, and Cicer arietinul and more beneficial for Vigna radiata and Pisum sativum.…”

Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi (AMF) on Early Seedling Growth of Some Multipurpose Tree Species

“…Two AMF species, namely A. scrobiculata and R. irregularis were used individually and in combination, in the present study. Both species were selected on the basis of their relative abundance in our region and their ability to improve plant health (Hashmi et al, 2010;Jha et al, 2012;Shukla et al, 2016). A total of four treatments viz., A. scrobiculata (individual); R. irregularis (individual); A. scrobiculata + R. irregularis (combined) and control (un-inoculated seedlings) were employed in the study.…”