International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 4
First page : (1821) Last page : (1826)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5734
Impact of Arbuscular Fungi Inoculation at Different P Levels on Benefit: Cost Ratio of Flower Production and Xanthophyll Production of Marigold
G. Swathi1*, B. Hemla Naik1, Y. S. Ramesha2 and L. Hanumantharaya3
1Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture,
Mudigere, Chikmagalur District, Karnataka (INDIA) - 577 132
2Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Horticulture, Mudigere
3Department of Horticultural Entomology, College of Horticulture, Mudigere
University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shimoga, Karnataka (INDIA)-577 225
*Corresponding Author E-mail: kiraswathi@gmail.com
Received: 16.07.2017 | Revised: 27.07.2017 | Accepted: 28.07.2017
ABSTRACT
In this experiment the VAM fungi viz., Glomus fasciculatum (Thaxter) Gerd. and Trappe, Glomus mossea (Nicol. and Gerd.) Gerd. and Trappe, Glomus intraradices Schenck and Smith. with an un-inoculated control was maintained and three P levels viz., 60, 90, 120 kg ha-1 were tried. The results brought out that the plants inoculated with G. mosseae and given P at 90 kg/ ha recorded significantly highest cost: benefit ratio in marigold (1: 5.39) followed by G. fasciculatum (1: 5.35) at the same level of P which was found to be superior as compared to other species of Glomus fungi and uninoculated control plants applied with P at 120 kg/ ha and least was observed in uninoculated control plants with given P at 60kg/ ha (1: 3.26). Similarly, the plants inoculated with G. fasciculatum and given P at 90 kg/ ha recorded significantly highest cost: benefit ratio of xanthophylls production in marigold (1: 11.57) followed by G. mosseae (1: 9.67) at the same level of P which was found to be superior as compared to other species of Glomus fungi and uninoculated control plants applied with P at 120 kg/ ha and least was observed in uninoculated control plants with given P at 60kg/ ha (1: 1.69).
Key words: Marigold, Mycorrhiza, Xanthophylls, B: C ratio.
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Cite this article: Swathi, G., Naik, B. H., Ramesha, Y. S. and Hanumantharaya, L., Impact of Arbuscular Fungi Inoculation at Different P Levels on Benefit: Cost Ratio of Flower Production and Xanthophyll Production of Marigold, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(4): 1821-1826 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5734
