Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation on nutrient uptake, growth and productivity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties | Zendy

Tabassum Yaseen | Zendy; Tanvir Burni | Zendy; Farrukh Hussain | Zendy

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Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation on nutrient uptake, growth and productivity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties

Author(s) -

Tabassum Yaseen,

Tanvir Burni,

Farrukh Hussain

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

african journal of biotechnology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1684-5315

DOI - 10.5897/ajb10.1494

Subject(s) - vigna , inoculation , nutrient , biology , agronomy , symbiosis , arbuscular mycorrhiza , productivity , horticulture , bacteria , ecology , genetics , macroeconomics , economics

The objective of the present study is to find out the effect of Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) fungal inoculation on growth, productivity and nutrient uptake in two cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ) varieties. The AM inoculated plants out performed than non-inoculated plants (control) in terms of growth, productivity parameters and nutrient uptake. AM fungal inoculation had a significant effect on productivity of cowpea attributed to growth, plant height, number of nodules, mycorrhizal dependency and number of flowers per plant. Key words : Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM), cowpea, nutrient uptake, mycorrhizal dependency (MD).

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