Effect
No effect on other
Increased produce quality
Increased nutrient availability in soil or substrate
BEI treated maize, c.v. Viking showed no difference in mycorrhizal colonisation or foliar phosphorous content, at any application rate, when harvested 4 weeks after planting, compared to untreated controls. Treated plants showed an increase in shoot dry weight at applications of and above 18.0g/L but no effect at lower application rates, compared to untreated controls. Treated plants showed an increase in extractable soil phosphorous at applications of and above 9.0g/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
1.8, 9.0, 18.0, 36.0 or 72.0g/L
2009
Performance of Mycorrhizal Products Marketed for Woody Landscape Plants
Journal of Environmental Horticulture
27
41-50
Crop group
