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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (1): 46-52.

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Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on growth and regrowth of bermudagrass under different P supply levels

YE Shao-ping1,2, ZENG Xiu-hua3, XIN Guo-rong1, BAI Chang-jun3, LUO Ren-feng4, LIU Xin-lu2   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;
    2.Guangzhou Institute of Landscape Gardening, Guangzhou 510170, China;
    3.Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tropical Crops Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou 571737, China;
    4.Changshu Landscape Garden Arts Co., Ltd, Changshu 215500, China
  • Received:2012-01-18 Online:2013-01-25 Published:2013-02-20

Abstract: Effects of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) Glomus mosseae and G. aggregatum, on the growth and regrowth of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) when combined with P applications of 20, 40 or 100 mg/kg were examined in pot experiments. Both G. mosseae and G. aggregatum colonized roots of bermudagrass well and the colonization rate of G. aggregatum was higher than that of G. mossea. N concentration of shoots was positively correlated with P concentration (P<0.001), indicating a potential cooperative effect between N and P absorption in bermudagrass. Regrowth rate and shoot biomass were higher in mycorrhizal bermudagrass than in the control during four cutting periods. P application also benefited growth and regrowth of bermudagrass, especially at an application rate of 40 mg/kg. Thus, in order to enhance regrowth of bermudagrass, AMF inoculation and an appropriate supply of P will be needed for regrowth and nutrition absorption.

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