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EFFECT OF ENDOGONE MYCORRHIZA ON PLANT GROWTH
Author(s) -
DAFT M. J.,
NICOLSON T. H.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1969.tb06494.x
Subject(s) - mycorrhiza , endophyte , phosphate , fungus , host (biology) , symbiosis , biology , plant growth , botany , agronomy , bacteria , biochemistry , ecology , genetics
S ummary Varying amounts of soluble phosphate were applied over different periods during the growth of mycorrhizal maize. The amount of the endophyte produced within the root system and the growth of the host were related inversely. Repeated small doses of soluble phosphate over long periods depressed the production of the fungus more than when given over shorter periods. Large single applications of soluble phosphate applied early in the growth of the host also reduced the amount of the endophyte more than when given later. The role of mycorrhiza in relation to phosphate nutrition is discussed.