Arbuscular mycorrhizae influence raspberry growth and soil fertility under conventional and organic fertilization.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Introducing beneficial soil biota such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to agricultural systems may improve plant performance and soil fertility. However, whether bioinocula species composition affects plant growth and soil fertility, and whether fertilizer source influences AMF colonization have not been well characterized. The objectives of this research were to: (1) assess if AMF bioinocula of different species compositions improve raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) performance and characteristics of soil fertility and (2) evaluate the impact of fertilizer source on AMF colonization.

Methods

Five bioinocula with different AMF species compositions and three fertilizer sources were applied to tissue culture raspberry transplants in a randomized complete bl

SUBMITTER: Lu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10227501 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature