Root–microbe Interactions Influencing Water and Nutrient Acquisition Efficiency

Vamerali, Teofilo; Panozzo, Anna; Visioli, Giovanna; Cortivo, Cristian Dal

doi:10.1002/9781119525417.ch6

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“…The physical properties of the substrate have a great impact on plant growth (Alves et al, 2011). The root system of the plant is the main absorption organ of fertiliser and water, and so the growth and root vigour of the root system will directly affect the growth and nutritional status of the aboveground of the plant (Vamerali et al, 2021). In this experiment, 60 days after tissue-cultured seedlings of A. cochinchinensis were planted, stems and leafy branches were dark green, plant height was high, aboveground fresh weight and dry weight were the largest, root fresh weight and dry weight were the largest, root growth was good, fibrous roots were developed and root vigour and root parameters were the best in T6 substrate.…”

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Screening of composite substrates suitable for tissue-cultured plantlets growth of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr

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Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr is a medicinal, edible and horticulture plant. Seedling breeding relies on tissue-cultured technology, but the transplant from tissue-cultured seedlings to field cultivation poses a problem in the large-scale production of A. cochinchinensis. Tissue-cultured seedlings of A. cochinchinensis were used as materials, and they were transplanted into the substrates that were mixed with coconut bran, peat, vermiculite, perlite or garden soil. The analysis of the physical and chemical properties of the substrate, combined with the survival rate of seedlings, the aboveground parameters (plant height, stem diameter, fresh weight and dry weight), underground parameters (root fresh weight, root dry weight, root length, root diameter, root surface area and root volume) and physiological indexes (malondialdehyde, soluble protein, soluble sugar, proline, chlorophyll and root vigour), allow us to understand the effects of different combination substrates on the growth and physiology of A. cochinchinensis tissue-cultured seedlings. We concluded that the survival rate of seedlings was negatively correlated with the bulk density and conductivity and was positively correlated with the porosity in the substrate. The membership function was used to comprehensively evaluate the indexes of each combination substrate, and it was concluded that coconut bran:perlite:vermiculite = 33.33%:33.33%:33.33% (bulk density = 0.23 g · cm−3, total porosity = 65.07%, pH = 6.30, conductivity = 0.51 mS · cm−1) scored the highest, the survival rate of seedlings reached 87.10%, the aboveground and underground growth were vigorous and the quality was better than other substrates. This research provides technical support for the efficient cultivation of tissue-cultured seedlings of A. cochinchinensis and reduces the cost of raising seedlings.

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