Effect
No effect on other
Increased produce quality
Increased nutrient availability in soil or substrate
Mycor Nursery/Media Mix treated maize, c.v. Viking showed no difference in mycorrhizal colonisation, at and below 60.0g/L application rate, when harvested 4 weeks after planting, compared to untreated controls. 60.0g/L biostimulant application caused an increase in foliar phosphorous content, at 30.0g/L application rate inadequate leaf tissue was available for analysis, at 3.0 and 15.0g/L no effect was observed. 3.0g/L biostimulant application caused an increase in shoot dry weight, 15.0, 30.0 and 60.0g/L application rates caused no effect. Treated plants showed an increase in extractable soil phosphorous at 3.0, 15.0, 30.0 and 60.0g/L application rates. No plants survived at the application rates of 120.0g/L.
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
3.0, 15.0, 30.0, 60.0 or 120g/L
2009
Performance of Mycorrhizal Products Marketed for Woody Landscape Plants
Journal of Environmental Horticulture
27
41-50
Crop group
