Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on plant growth performance, physiological changes and yield quality of sweet basil grown in soilless culture media

K., Shuhada and M. W., Puteri Edaroyati and O., Radziah (2013) Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on plant growth performance, physiological changes and yield quality of sweet basil grown in soilless culture media. Journal of Tropical Plant Physiology, 5.

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Abstract

A study was conducted to investigate the growth performance, physiological changes and yield quality of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) to inoculation by different rate (0, 10, 20 and 30g inoculums) of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) under the soilless culture system. The result showed that plant height, total leaf area, plant fresh and dry weight, root shoot ratio, total chlorophyll content, photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, total ethanol soluble carbohydrate and leaf ascorbic acid were significantly influenced by AMF. Oil production increased significantly with increasing the inoculums rate on both fresh and dry weights of basil. Spore counts and percentage of root colonization were not significantly affected by AMF inoculation.

Item Type: Article
Creators: K., Shuhada and M. W., Puteri Edaroyati and O., Radziah
Title: Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on plant growth performance, physiological changes and yield quality of sweet basil grown in soilless culture media
Date: December 2013
Location: The Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology website
Publication: Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology
Volume: 5
Physical Description: 19p.
Date Deposited: 02 Nov 2017 03:29
Last Modified: 02 Nov 2017 03:29
URI: http://myagric.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11389

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