Effect
Increased nutrient availability in soil or substrate
Increased produce quality
Increased phosphorous P use efficiency
Mycor Max treated Sorghum grown in a greenhouse had 4 weeks after planting on average 200 % more mycorrhizal colonization and 62.5 % more shoot dry weight compared to the untreated control. The highest dose of 12 g/L had a significant effect on the shoot dry weight.
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, silica sand: sandy loam 2:1 substrate, low soil phosphorous concentration
USA
Crop
Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor L. Moench
Trial application
Method
Mixed with soil
Timing
At time of sowing
Rate
1.2 or 12.0 g/L
2009
Performance of Mycorrhizal Products Marketed for Woody Landscape Plants
Journal of Environmental Horticulture
27
41-50
Crop group