Contribution of dark septate fungi to the nutrient uptake and growth of rice plants.

ABSTRACT: The use of dark septate fungi (DSE) to promote plant growth can be beneficial to agriculture, and these organisms are important allies in the search for sustainable agriculture practices. This study investigates the contribution of dark septate fungi to the absorption of nutrients by rice plants and their ensuing growth. Four dark septate fungi isolates that were identified by Internal transcribed spacer phylogeny were inoculated in rice seeds (Cv. Piauí). The resulting root colonization was estimated and the kinetic parameters V_max and K_m were calculated from the nitrate contents of the nutrient solution. The macronutrient levels in the shoots, and the NO₃^--N, NH₄⁺-N, free amino-N and soluble sugars in the roots, sheathes a

SUBMITTER: Vergara C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5790585 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan - Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature