Effect of endomycorrhizal species for germination, growth vigour and graft-take in mango.
Kumar H. S. Y., Swamy G. S. K., Patil C. P., Prasad Kumar, Patil S. D.
Author Affiliation: Department of Fruit Science, K.R.C. College of Horticulture, U.A.S. (D), Arabhavi, Belgaum (Karnataka), India.
Asian Journal of Horticulture 3 : 246-249
Abstract : An experiment was conducted to study the effect of AM fungi on germination, growth and graft-take in mango. The inoculation of Gigaspora margarita and Glomus fasciculatum had resulted in highest germination (51.01 and 49.20%, respectively). The vegetative parameters (rootstock height, stock diameter and number of leaves) and root parameters (primary root length, number of secondary roots and vigour of the stock) were found to be highest in the rootstocks treated with Gigaspora margarita followed by Glomus fasciculatum. Spore count and percent root colonization were higher in the AM fungi treated rootstocks. Significantly maximum graft success was recorded by Glomus fasciculatum and Gigaspora margarita (80.30 and 83.22%, respectively). On the other hand, survival of grafts was maximum in Gigaspora margarita (95.36%) followed by Glomus fasciculatum (88.33%).