FIELD RESPONSES OF CHINA ASTER (CALLISTEPHUS-CHINENSIS (L) NEES) CV OSTRICH PLUME TO THE INOCULATION OF VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI AT DIFFERENT PHOSPHORUS LEVELS

Authors
NAIK BH NALAWADI UG SREENIVASA MN PATIL AA
Citation
Bh. Naik et al., FIELD RESPONSES OF CHINA ASTER (CALLISTEPHUS-CHINENSIS (L) NEES) CV OSTRICH PLUME TO THE INOCULATION OF VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI AT DIFFERENT PHOSPHORUS LEVELS, Scientia horticulturae, 62(1-2), 1995, pp. 129-133
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Horticulture
Journal title
Scientia horticulturae → ACNP
ISSN journal
03044238
Volume
62
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
129 - 133
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-4238(1995)62:1-2<129:FROCA(>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted to measure the effects of different v esicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi at different phosphorus (P ) levels on the growth, yield and P content of China aster. Gigaspora margarita, Acaulospora laevis and Sclerocystis dussii were tried with P levels 0, 50, 75 and 100% of the recommended rate (120 kg ha-1). Amo ng the VAM fungi Gigaspora margarita was the best for improving shoot dry weight production, P nutrition and flower yield at 75% of the reco mmended P rate, suggesting a net saving of 25% of the recommended P wi th VA mycorrhizal inoculation.