Effect
Increased nutrient availability in soil or substrate
Increased produce quality
Increased phosphorous P use efficiency
AM 120 treated Maize, cv. Viking, grown in a greenhouse with low soil phosphorous concentration in the substrate had on average 138.2 % more mycorrhizal colonization, 75.5 % more shoot dry weight, 855.5 % more extractable soil phosphorous and a 30.9 % higher foliar P content compared to the untreated contol. All parameters increased in a dose-dependent manner.
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, silica sand: sandy loam 2:1 substrate, low soil phosphorous concentration
USA
Crop
Maize, Zea mays L.
Trial application
Method
Granular AMF mixed with soil
Timing
At time of sowing
Rate
3, 15, 30, 60 or 120 g/L
2009
Performance of Mycorrhizal Products Marketed for Woody Landscape Plants
Journal of Environmental Horticulture
27
41-50
Crop group
