International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 6
First page : (844) Last page : (848)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5709
Effect of Inoculation with VAM Fungi on Macro Nutrient Status of Soil of Tagetes erecta L.
G. Swathi1*, B. Hemla Naik1, V. Srinivasa2 and Chandrashekar, S. Y.1
1Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture,
Mudigere, Chikmagalur District, Karnataka (India) - 577 132
2Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Mudigere
University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shimoga, Karnataka (India) -577 225
*Corresponding Author E-mail: kiraswathi@gmail.com
Received: 13.09.2017 | Revised: 19.10.2017 | Accepted: 24.10.2017
ABSTRACT
In this experiment the VAM fungi viz., Glomus fasciculatum (Thaxter) Gerd. and Trappe, Glomus mosseae (Nicol. and Gerd.) Gerd. and Trappe, Glomus intraradices Schenck and Smith. with an un-inoculated control was maintained. The results brought out that marigold responded well to VAM inoculation under field conditions. The treatment inoculated with G. mosseae recorded maximum available N and P (291.67 and 40.67 kg/ ha, respectively), whereas, G. fasciculatum recorded maximum available K (165.67 kg/ ha) in the soil. Likewise, the treatment inoculated with G. mosseae recorded significantly maximum exchangeable Ca, Mg and available S content (26.16 m.eq/ 100 g of soil, 10.29 m.eq/ 100 g of soil and 10.84 ppm, respectively) and least was observed in G. intraradices (11.79 m.eq/ 100 g of soil, 6.03 m.eq/ 100 g of soil and 5.33 ppm, respectively)
Key words: VAM, Marigold, Tagetes erecta
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Cite this article: Swathi, G., Naik, B.H., Srinivasa, V. and Chandrashekar, S.Y., Effect of Inoculation with VAM Fungi on Macro Nutrient Status of Soil of Tagetes erecta L., Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(6): 844-848 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5709
