Effect
No effect on other
Increased produce quality
Increased nutrient availability in soil or substrate
AgBio-Endos treated maize, c.v. Viking had increased mycorrhizal colonisation when harvested 4 weeks after planting but not when harvested at 2 or 8 weeks compared to untreated controls. Treated plants showed no changes in foliar phosphorous concentration. An increase in shoot dry weight at applications of and above 60.0g/L was observed but no effect at lower application rates, compared to untreated controls. Treated plots showed an increase in extractable soil phosphorous at applications of and above 15.0g/L but no effect at lower application rates, compared to untreated controls.
Trial details
Greenhouse, controlled environmental conditions, steam pasteurised soil medium 2:1 multi-purpose silica sand with sandy loam field soil.
USA
Crop
Maize, Zea mays L.
Trial application
Method
Granular AMF mixed with soil
Timing
At time of sowing
Rate
3.0, 15.0, 30.0, 60.0 or 120g/L
2009
Performance of Mycorrhizal Products Marketed for Woody Landscape Plants
Journal of Environmental Horticulture
27
41-50
Crop group
