Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculations on Seedling Growth and Biomass Productivity of Two Bamboo Species

A study was conducted to identify suitable arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi for inoculation of Bambusa bambos and Dendrocalamus strictus at nursery stage for increasing growth and productivity. Twelve AM species, isolated from bamboo and other common trees of Bundelkhand were used for inoculations....

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Published in:Indian journal of microbiology 2012-06, Vol.52 (2), p.281-285
Main Authors: Jha, Anuradha, Kumar, Anil, Saxena, R. K, Kamalvanshi, M, Chakravarty, Neha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acaulospora
Agroforestry
arbuscular mycorrhizas
bamboos
Bambusa bambos
Biomass
biomass production
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Dendrocalamus strictus
Fungi
Glomus
Inoculation
Life Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
mycorrhizal fungi
Original
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Phosphorus
Productivity
Roots
seedling growth
Seedlings
Shoots
Trees
vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae
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Summary:A study was conducted to identify suitable arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi for inoculation of Bambusa bambos and Dendrocalamus strictus at nursery stage for increasing growth and productivity. Twelve AM species, isolated from bamboo and other common trees of Bundelkhand were used for inoculations. In B. bambos, total dry weight and phosphorus (P) uptake were significantly increased by all studied fungi and shoot length was increased by eight AM inoculants. Maximum mycorrhizal dependency (MD) was recorded for Acaulospora scrobiculata (44.2%), followed by Glomus cerebriforme (41.6%) and G. intraradix (41.0%). In D. strictus, all tested AM inoculants significantly increased shoot length, dry shoot weight and P uptake, except Glomus 1. Dry root weight was significantly increased by only two inoculants namely, G. cerebriforme and G. etunicatum. Total dry weight was significantly increased by eight AM fungi. Maximum MD was recorded for G. cerebriforme (62.9%), followed by G. diaphanum (55.0%) and G. etunicatum (51.3%). Thus, the results showed that utilization of effective AM fungi can enhance the productivity of bamboo in the region.
ISSN:0046-8991
0973-7715
DOI:10.1007/s12088-011-0213-3