Growth response of field-grown Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb.) and Aeschynomene american L. to inoculation with selected vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Medina, Osvaldo Augusto Turlan; Kretschmer, A. E.; Sylvia, David M.

doi:10.1007/bf00335862

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“…These results for mamane are in agreement with previous research, in which VAM inoculation was found to increase growth of other host plants, particularly at low soU P levels (1,3,9,10,11,15).…”

Section: Drv Weights Of Mamanesupporting

confidence: 94%

“…Whether the host plant benefits from this symbiosis depends on the ratio between the costs and benefits of this association (19). The C drain on the host, which has been estimated to be 20% of assimilated C (12), can be balanced by increased plant growth due to improved P nutrition (2,3,9,11,13,15).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Application of P fertilizers can be both expensive and ineffective, because of the high capacity of these soils to adsorb or "fix" P in forms unavailable to plants (16,24). Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal VAM) fungi have been proposed as a low-input solution to this problem, because they are able to increase the efficiency of fertilizer uptake by many plants (15,16).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Certainly, Medina et al(15) found positive growth responses to VAM fungal inoculation on tropical forage legumes grown under field conditions. Mvcorrhizal Association of Koa: Inoculation of koa with G. aggregation resulted in significantly greater colonization of roots by the VAM fungus (Table 2).…”

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Mycorrhizal dependency of two hawaiian endemic tree species: Koa and mamane¹

Miyasaka

Habte

Matsuyama

1993

Journal of Plant Nutrition

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Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi have been proposed as a low-input solution to the problem of inadequate phosphorus (P) levels in many tropical and subtropical soils. To determine the mycorrhizal dependency of two Hawaiian endemic tree species, mamane (Sophora chrysophylla Seem.) and koa (Acacia koa Gray), seedlings were grown in the greenhouse with and without the VAM fungus, Glomus aggregatum Schenck and Smith emend Koske, at three levels of soil solution P (0,0.02, and 0.20 mg P/L) in a volcanic ash soil. Inoculation significantly increased colonization of roots by the VAM fungus in both mamane and koa seedlings. At 0.02 mg P/L, mamane inoculated with the VAM fungus had significantly greater subleaflet P concentrations at 48 days after planting (DAP), and significantly greater leaf areas, shoot dry weights, and root lengths at harvest compared to uninoculated plants. At 0 mg P/L, koa grown in association with the VAM fungus had significantly greater subleaflet P concentrations at 41 DAP, and significantly greater leaf areas, and dry weights of leaves, stems, and roots at harvest. Mamane was highly dependent on the VAM 1.

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Section: Drv Weights Of Mamanesupporting

confidence: 94%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mycorrhizal dependency of two hawaiian endemic tree species: Koa and mamane¹

Miyasaka

Habte

Matsuyama

1993

Journal of Plant Nutrition

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“…Inoculation with Glomus etunicatum Becker and Gerdman resulted in a greater shoot mass of sirato (Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb.) than seedlings inoculated with G. interadicies in a nonpasteurized field soil (Medina et al, 1990). Thus, when considering VAM inoculation, examining several different species for their effect on plant growth is important.…”

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Influence of Inoculation with Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizae on Posttransplant Growth of Prairie Forb Seedlings

Kemery¹,

Dana²

2000

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The objectives of this study were to compare the growth of prairie forb seedlings inoculated with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi to noninoculated seedlings transplanted to a highway right-of-way and to evaluate the effect of different VAM fungal species or combinations on posttransplant seedling growth. Four species of prairie forbs: pale-purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida Nutt.), prairie blazingstar (Liatris pycnostachya Michx.), prairie phlox (Phlox pilosa L.), and gray-headed coneflower [Ratibida pinnata (Venten.) Barnh.], were grown in greenhouse mix and inoculated with Gigaspora margarita Becker and Hall, or Glomus interadicies Schenk and Smith, or with a native Indiana prairie soil inoculum, or with a mix of all three. They were transplanted to a highway site in June, 1994. Only gray-headed coneflower exhibited a positive growth response to VAM inoculation. Inoculation of gray-headed coneflower with G. margarita produced the largest growth response by the end of the experiment.

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