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ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL INOCULATION AND SHADING ENHANCE CROP PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF GREENHOUSE Begonia semperflorens
2019
Mycorrhizal fungi are gaining interest in the floriculture sector due to the beneficial effects on a crop performance and ornamental quality. The aim of the current study was to assess the effect of inoculation with the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi Rhizophagus irregularis on ornamental quality of Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum grown in two different protected cultivation systems: a shadehouse or glasshouse. The inoculated plants incurred a significant increase of plant height by 34.6%, lateral shoot length by 27.9%, number of lateral shoots by 41.2%, number of flowers per plant by 102.9%, flower diameter by 27.5%, and stems dry weight by 263.6%. High temperatures in the glasshouse ne…
Mycorrhizal inocula: innovations or more rational use?
2007
International audience; At present, commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) inocula are produced in nursery plots, containers with different substrates and plants, aeroponic systems or, more recently, in vitro (1). Different formulated products are available on the market, which creates the need for the establishment of standards for widely accepted quality control. In particular, inoculum formulation should be optimised for maximum symbiosis efficiency together with the absence of pathogens. In some methods of inoculum production the presence of other soil microbes cannot be avoided. In these cases technological innovations are requested for monitoring microbial populations for an optimal m…
Mycorrhizal inocula for agricultural systems and forestry: achievements and perspectives
2007
International audience