THE EFFECTS OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI (AMF) AND DEFICIT IRRIGATION LEVELS ON YIELD AND GROWTH PARAMETERS OF THE SILAGE MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.)

摘要

A field experiment was conducted to determine the effect of AMF (Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi) biofertilizer on yield of growth of the silage maize plants in deficit irrigation levels. The experiment was carried out using three replications in a split plot design with three different irrigation types as main plots and AMF biofertilizer (ERS), photosynthesis activator (Multigreen-Mg), Traditional Fertilization (TF-Control), ERS + Mg, ERS + TF and TF + Mg applied as subplots. Plant height, leaf number, first ear height, ear weight, stem thickness, fresh root weight, green herbage yield, crude protein rate and cellulose rate were evaluated as a yield and growth criteria in the study. In the experiment, as well as the treatment x irrigation interaction leaf number, crude protein rate, cellulose rate properties, the other studied properties were found to be significant. As the irrigation water amount increased, plant height, ear weight and the first ear height values were increased. Stem thickness and green herbage yield stood out in I100. Fresh root weight, on the other hand, was higher in I30. In I30, ERS and ERS + Mg treatments were among the top for stem thickness, fresh root weight, green herbage yield and first ear height properties.