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Sporulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi using Tris-CHl buffer in addition to nutrient solutions

The production of inoculum is one of the hindrances in the large scale application of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of nutrient solutions with or without Tris-HCl buffer, on sporulation of AMF. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse...

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Published in:Brazilian journal of microbiology 2005-12, Vol.36 (4), p.327-332
Main Authors: Silva, Fábio Sérgio B.(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Centro de Ciências Biológicas Departamento de Micologia), Yano-Melo, Adriana M.(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Centro de Ciências Biológicas Departamento de Micologia), Brandão, Joana Angélica C.(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Centro de Ciências Biológicas Departamento de Micologia), Maia, Leonor C.(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Centro de Ciências Biológicas Departamento de Micologia)
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Summary:The production of inoculum is one of the hindrances in the large scale application of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of nutrient solutions with or without Tris-HCl buffer, on sporulation of AMF. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse, using a substrate with sand and vermiculite (1:1 v/v). Fifty spores of Gigaspora margarita, Scutellospora heterogama, and Glomus etunicatum were inoculated in Sorghum vulgare (sorghum) or Panicum miliaceum (fodder millet). The substrate received the following nutrient solutions: Hoagland with 3 muM P (S1); Long Ashton II with 15.9 muM P (S2) and Hoagland with 20 muM P (S3), with or without 50 mM of Tris-HCl buffer (pH 6.5); the control treatment, consisting of a soil + sand + vermiculite (2:1:1 v/v) substrate was irrigated with deionized water. Ten weeks after the beginning of the experiment sporulation did not differ in treatments with sorghum. Panicum miliaceum promoted higher sporulation of the AMF than sorghum, and differences among treatments with nutrient solutions were observed. Production of spores of G. margarita and S. heterogama increased significantly after addition of buffer in S1 and S2, while that of G. etunicatum was improved when the substrate was irrigated with S1 + buffer and S3 solutions. Solution S1 + buffer benefited sporulation of the three fungi. However, as observed, each AMF, host, and substrate system should be studied separately for establishment of the most favorable conditions for inoculum production. A produção de inóculo é um dos entraves na aplicação de fungos micorrízicos arbusculares (FMA) em larga escala. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de soluções nutritivas associadas a tampão Tris-HCl sobre a esporulação dos FMA. Foram conduzidos dois experimentos em casa de vegetação, um para cada hospedeiro, painço (Panicum miliaceum) e sorgo (Sorghum vulgare), usando como substrato areia:vermiculita (1:1 v/v), onde foram aplicados cinqüenta esporos de Gigaspora margarita, Scutellospora heterogama e Glomus etunicatum. O substrato foi irrigado com as seguintes soluções nutritivas: Hoagland com 3 miM P (S1), Long Ashton II com 15,9 miM P (S2) e Hoagland com 20 miM P (S3), com ou sem 50 mM de tampão Tris-HCl (pH 6,5); o tratamento controle, que consistiu de solo: areia:vermiculita (2:1:1 v/v) recebeu água deionizada. Após 10 semanas não houve diferença na esporulação, nos tratamentos com sorgo, exceto para G. etunicatum. Por
ISSN:1517-8382
1678-4405
1678-4405
1517-8382
DOI:10.1590/S1517-83822005000400004