Claim · model-written summary
Mycorrhizal colonization increased alfalfa phosphorus accumulation by 17% with timothy.
- Taxon
- alfalfa
Medicago sativae0 - Treatment
- Mycorrhizal colonizatione0
- Interactor
- timothy
Phleum pratensee0other - Outcome
- P accumulatione0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 17%e0
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Verbatim
e0“Mycorrhizal colonization increased P accumulation in the alfalfa components of the mixtures (33% with bromegrass and 17% with timothy)”
Title
Chantal Hamel; Valentin Furlan; Donald L. Smith Crop Science 1992. doi:10.2135/cropsci1992.0011183x003200040032x
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Intervention effect Phosphorus fertilization sometimes raised plant tissue phosphorus, particularly in timothy.
- Intervention effect Phosphorus fertilization did not affect grass to legume biomass ratio.
- Intervention effect Mycorrhizal inoculation increased alfalfa yield in August harvests.
- Intervention effect Mycorrhizal inoculation reduced the grass to legume dry mass ratio.
- Observation Nitrogen transferred from legume to grass.
- Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization did not enhance nitrogen transfer.
- Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization increased alfalfa phosphorus accumulation by 33% with bromegrass.
- Intervention effect Alfalfa phosphorus concentrations were sufficient without mycorrhiza and did not increase under colonization.
- Mechanism Alfalfa yield gains were apparently not caused by enhanced phosphorus uptake.
- Association Beneficial mycorrhizal effects on alfalfa production were associated with better nutrient balance.