Effect
No effect on other
Increased produce quality
DieHard Endo Starter treated maize, c.v. Viking showed no difference in mycorrhizal colonisation when harvested at 2, 4 or 8 weeks after planting, compared to untreated controls. Treated plants had increased shoot dry weight when harvested at 2, 4 and 8 weeks after planting, 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
1.2g/L
2009
Performance of Mycorrhizal Products Marketed for Woody Landscape Plants
Journal of Environmental Horticulture
27
41-50
Crop group
