ISSN:
1573-5036
Keywords:
copper
;
Glomus aggregatum
;
phosphorus
;
Tropeptic Eutrustox
;
zinc
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract Response ofLeucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Wit to rock phosphate application and inoculation with the vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungusGlomus aggregatum (Schenck and Smith emend Koske) was evaluated in a pot experiment. VAM colonization increased as rock phosphate application increased. Using phosphorus concentration in pinnules as an indicator of VAM activity, significant VAM activity occurred at 25 days after planting at the lower levels of rock phosphate application (0, 0.34 and 0.68 g P kg−1). The time required for significant VAM activity was shortened by 5 days at the higher P levels (1.36, 2.72 and 5.44 g P kg−1). The highest VAM activity was associated with the highest rate of rock phosphate application. Inoculation withG. aggregatum significantly increased the uptake of Cu, P and Zn and dry-matter yield at all levels of rock phosphate applied. Copper concentrations in roots of mycorrhizal Leucaena were significantly higher than that of shoots. The results indicated that Leucaena in symbiotic association with VAM fungi effectively utilized P from rock phosphate. However, high rates of rock phosphate are required to attain growth comparable to that obtained with the application of water-soluble phosphate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02203090
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