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Growth stimulation of seventeen fallow leguminous plants inoculated with Glomus aggregatum in Senegal

Robin DuponnoisChristian PlenchetteAmadou Moustapha Bâ

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0106 biological sciences[SDE] Environmental SciencesProsopis[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]Soil Science01 natural sciencesMicrobiologySymbiosisBotanyMycorrhizaComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSbiologyInoculationCrotalariaTropics04 agricultural and veterinary sciences15. Life on landbiology.organism_classification[SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio]AgronomyInsect Science[SDE]Environmental Sciences040103 agronomy & agriculture0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriesGlomus aggregatumSoil fertility010606 plant biology & botany

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Abstract Tropical legumes from fallowed areas in Senegal were inoculated with a tropical strain of Glomus aggregatum to test their relative mycorrhizal dependency in a greenhouse experiment. Twelve species among the seventeen tested showed a significant growth increase when mycorrhizal. Their mycorrhizal dependency varied from 92.7% for Indigofera stenophylla to 26.2% for Prosopis julifora . A significant positive correlation was found between mycorrhizal dependency and root hair length. The results confirm the high mycorrhizal dependency of legumes which are economically very important in the restoration of soil fertility of fallowed areas in the Sahelian and Soudano-Sahelian zones.

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2001-07-01
https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02672916