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Response of Bradyrhizobium-Inoculated Soyabean and Lablab Bean to Inoculation With Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

A. A. Mahdi  and
I. M. A. Atabani
A. A. Mahdi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Shambat, Sudan
I. M. A. Atabani
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Shambat, Sudan
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Summary

Pot and field investigations were conducted to study the effects of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) inoculation and triple superphosphate fertilization on nodulation, dry matter yield and tissue nitrogen and phosphorus contents of Bradyrhizobium-inoculated soya-bean and lablab bean in the Sudan.

Inoculation of both crops with the VAM fungus Glomus mosseae in clay and sandy soils in pots increased nodulation, dry matter yield and tissue nitrogen and phosphorus contents more than triple superphosphate fertilizer, but even greater responses were obtained from G. mosseae combined with fertilizer. Crop responses in the two soils were similar, despite the large differences in soil physico-chemical properties.

In the field, inoculation of both crops with any of four VAM fungi enhanced nodulation, dry matter yield and plant nitrogen and phosphorus contents more than did triple superphosphate. Gigaspora margarita and Glomus mosseae were superior to Gigaspora calospora and Acaulospora species and resulted in more extensive root infection, especially in soyabean.

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , October 1992 , pp. 399 - 408
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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