Abstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are important for plant growth since they increase mineral influx. However, symbiosis efficiency is affected by many environmental factors. This study evaluated the effects of different treatments (+/- phosphorus; +/- liming; +/- organic matter; field, sandy or clayey soil textures) on root colonization (RC) of peanuts, sorghum and maize. The combination of these resulted in seventy-two treatments. The 2×2×2×3×3 factorial experiment was laid out in a randomized design. All data were subjected to variance analysis and the means were compared (Tukey at P<0.05). Three months after seed germination, roots were collected to evaluate the percentage of RC. Results showed that soil texture and liming were the most important factors influencing colonization percentage in maize, sorghum and peanuts by AMF. Significant differences were also observed between the phytobionts. Organic matter (OM) had very little influence and phosphorus addition had no effect on RC.
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Claim · model-written summary
Soil texture and liming were the most important influences on AMF colonization percentage in maize, sorghum and peanuts.
- Taxon
- maize, sorghum and peanuts
Arachis hypogaea
Sorghum
Zea mayse0 - Treatment
- soil texture and liminge0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- colonization percentagee0
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e0“Results showed that soil texture and liming were the most important factors influencing colonization percentage in maize, sorghum and peanuts by AMF.”
Claim · model-written summary
Mycorrhizal root colonization differed significantly among the crop phytobionts.
- Taxon
- peanuts, sorghum and maizeArachis hypogaeaSorghumZea mayse1
- Interactor
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungie2symbiont
- Outcome
- root colonization (RC)e1
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Verbatim
e0“Significant differences were also observed between the phytobionts.”
e1“root colonization (RC) of peanuts, sorghum and maize.”
e2“Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)”
Claim · model-written summary
Organic matter had very little influence on AMF root colonization.
- Taxon
- peanuts, sorghum and maizeArachis hypogaeaSorghumZea mayse1
- Treatment
- Organic matter (OM)e0
- Interactor
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungie2symbiont
- Outcome
- RCe0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Organic matter (OM) had very little influence and phosphorus addition had no effect on RC.”
e1“root colonization (RC) of peanuts, sorghum and maize.”
e2“Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)”
Claim · model-written summary
Phosphorus addition had no effect on AMF root colonization.
- Taxon
- peanuts, sorghum and maizeArachis hypogaeaSorghumZea mayse1
- Treatment
- phosphorus additione0
- Interactor
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungie2symbiont
- Outcome
- RCe0
- Direction
- no effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“phosphorus addition had no effect on RC.”
e1“root colonization (RC) of peanuts, sorghum and maize.”
e2“Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)”
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