Effect of Single and Multiple Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Inoculants on the Growth Parameters of Bauhinia Varigata L.

摘要

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi constitute one of the important components of soil microbiota, and theirinoculation directly involved in improving plant growth under the reduced fertilizer input. Green houseexperiments were undertaken in Bauhinia varigata L. plant seedlings were grown in phosphorus deficientsandy loam soil with single, double and triple inoculation with three AM fungi. Single and double inoculationsteadily improved plant biomass production and phosphorus content in shoot and roots. However, tripleinoculation significantly improved plant growth, biomass production, and phosphorus content in shoot androot, percent root colonization and spore number compared to non-inoculated (control) plants. It may beconcluded that triple inoculation of AM fungi for Bauhinia varigata at nursery stage considered to be goodbefore transplantation in reforestation programmes.