Abstract
Background and Objective: In many semi-arid and barren regions of the world, drought confines the crop productivity. Inoculations of plant with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are effective in improving crop production under barren-conditions. This study will investigate the importance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in crop productivity and restoration and reestablishment of degraded ecosystems. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted to determine the effects of 3 different indigenous AM fungi i.e., Glomus mosseae, Glomus fasciculatum and Gigaspora decipiens either single and in combination inoculation on growth enhancement of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in the pot experiment under barren soil conditions. Results: Various parameters like plant height, root length, shoot biomass, root biomass, fruit size and AM colonization were found to be maximum in G. mosseae (alone) and G. mosseae+G. fasciculatum treatments, whereas other parameters like photosynthetic pigment were found to be highest (1.69 mg gG 1 ) in combined inoculation of G. mosseae+G. fasciculatum treatment respectively (site II). Conclusion: Experimental results showed that AM fungi treated barren soil improved their physicochemical properties as compared to non-mycorrhizal treatment. This result re-affirms the prime necessity of mycorrhiza in semi-arid conditions. Thus the introduction of mycorrhizal fungi in barren land is a key tool to improve the quality of soil and plant growth.
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Claim · model-written summary
Wheat height, root length, shoot and root biomass, fruit size and AM colonization were maximal with G. mosseae alone.
- Taxon
- wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- G. mosseae (alone)e0
- Interactor
- G. mosseae
Funneliformis mosseaee0symbiont - Outcome
- plant height, root length, shoot biomasse0
- Direction
- maximume0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“plant height, root length, shoot biomass, root biomass, fruit size and AM colonization were found to be maximum in G. mosseae (alone) and G. mosseae+G. fasciculatum treatments”
e1“wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Wheat height, root length, biomass, fruit size and AM colonization were also maximal with combined G. mosseae and G. fasciculatum.
- Taxon
- wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)Triticum aestivume1
- Treatment
- G. mosseae+G. fasciculatum treatmentse0
- Interactor
- G. mosseaeFunneliformis mosseaee0symbiont
- Second interactor
- G. fasciculatumRhizophagus fasciculatuse0symbiont
- Outcome
- root biomass, fruit size and AM colonizatione0
- Direction
- maximume0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“plant height, root length, shoot biomass, root biomass, fruit size and AM colonization were found to be maximum in G. mosseae (alone) and G. mosseae+G. fasciculatum treatments”
e1“wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined G. mosseae and G. fasciculatum inoculation yielded the highest photosynthetic pigment level, 1.69 mg gG 1, at site II.
- Taxon
- wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)Triticum aestivume1
- Treatment
- combined inoculation of G. mosseae+G. fasciculatume0
- Interactor
- G. mosseaeFunneliformis mosseaee0symbiont
- Second interactor
- G. fasciculatumRhizophagus fasciculatuse0symbiont
- Outcome
- photosynthetic pigmente0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 1.69 mg gG 1e0
- Setting
- site IIe0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“photosynthetic pigment were found to be highest (1.69 mg gG 1 ) in combined inoculation of G. mosseae+G. fasciculatum treatment respectively (site II)”
e1“wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
AM fungal treatment improved barren-soil physicochemical properties relative to non-mycorrhizal treatment.
- Taxon
- wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)Triticum aestivume1
- Treatment
- AM fungi treatede0
- Interactor
- AM fungiGlomeromycotae0symbiont
- Outcome
- barren soil improved their physicochemical propertiese0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- non-mycorrhizal treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“AM fungi treated barren soil improved their physicochemical properties as compared to non-mycorrhizal treatment”
e1“wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend mycorrhizal fungi introduction in barren land to improve soil quality and plant growth.
- Taxon
- wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)Triticum aestivume1
- Interactor
- mycorrhizal fungie0symbiont
- Outcome
- introduction of mycorrhizal fungi in barren lande0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the introduction of mycorrhizal fungi in barren land is a key tool to improve the quality of soil and plant growth”
e1“wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
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