Effect
Increased nutrient availability in soil or substrate
Increased produce quality
Increased phosphorous P use efficiency
BioGrow Endo treated Maize, cv. Viking, grown in a greenhouse with low soil phosphorous concentration in the substrate had 72.7 % less mycorrhizal colonization, 54.7 % more shoot dry weight, 245.2 % more extractable soil phosphorous and a 9.1 % higher foliar P content after application of the lowest dose compared to the untreated control. The plants died after application of higher doses.
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