SYMBIOTIC EFFICIENCY OF INOCULATION WITH NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA AND ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI IN Tachigali vulgaris SEEDLINGS

• Published in: Revista árvore 2020-01, Vol.44
• Main Authors: Freire, Juliana Müller, Faria, Sérgio Miana de, Zilli, Jerri Edson, Saggin Júnior, Orivaldo José, Camargo, Isabel Silveira, Rouws, Janaína Ribeiro Costa, Jesus, Ederson da Conceição
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Biological nitrogen fixation; FORESTRY; Recovery of degraded areas; Symbiosis
• ISSN: 0100-6762; 1806-9088; 1806-9088
• DOI: 10.1590/1806-908820200000024

ABSTRACT The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of inoculation with nitrogen-fixing bacteria (NFB) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on the development of Tachigali vulgaris seedlings under nursery conditions. The seedlings were produced in 1 kg bags on a substrate of sand and vermiculite (1:1), following a completely randomized experimental design in a 3 (NFB) x 2 (with and without AMF) factorial scheme with 3 additional control treatments consisting of: seedlings inoculated only with AMF (mycorrhizal control), non-inoculated seedlings fertilized with N (nitrogenized control) and without N (absolute control). The following variables were evaluated: height, stem diameter (SD), shoot dry mass (SDM), root dry mass (RDM) and nodule dry mass (NDM), P accumulation in the shoot, and root mycorrhizal colonization (RMC). Efficiency and effectiveness were calculated to evaluate the plant response to double inoculation. The treatments showed a significant effect for all variables, except for mycorrhizal colonization, nodule number, and dry mass, with the nitrogen treatment having the highest growth values. Plants submitted to double inoculation showed a higher accumulation of dry matter, height and SD, reaching a 124% higher RDM regarding the absolute control, 90% more SDM, and 207% more NDM regarding the seedlings inoculated only with rhizobia. The positive effect of double inoculation occurred regardless of the strain used. The results indicate that the joint inoculation of NFB and AMF was beneficial for the species, promoting its growth. RESUMO O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o efeito da inoculação com bactérias fixadoras de nitrogênio (BFNs) e fungos micorrízicos arbusculares (FMAs) no desenvolvimento de mudas de Tachigali vulgaris em condições de viveiro. As mudas foram produzidas em sacos de 1 kg em substrato areia e vermiculita (1:1), seguindo delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 3 (BFNs) x 2 (com e sem FMAs), com 3 tratamentos testemunhas adicionais consistindo de mudas inoculadas apenas com os FMAs (testemunha micorrizada), mudas não inoculadas fertilizadas com N (testemunha nitrogenada) ou sem N (testemunha absoluta). As seguintes variáveis foram avaliadas: altura, diâmetro a altura do colo (DAC), massa seca de parte aérea (MSPA), raízes (MSR) e nódulos (MSN), acúmulo de P na parte aérea e colonização micorrízica (CM) das raízes. Calculou-se a eficiência e a eficácia para avaliar a resposta das p