Abstract
Pot experiments were conducted to assess the efficacy of three arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi viz. Glomus fasciculatum, Funneliformis mosseae and Acaulospora laevis on the growth of Vatica chinensis. Plants grown in the presence of AM fungi generally showed an increase in growth and biomass over those grown in the absence of AM fungal inoculation. It was observed that a consortium of AM fungi without organic manure was found to be the best treatment to enhance plant biomass. The plant height, number of leaves and plant dry and fresh matter, plant P and N contents varied significantly with treatments. The AM colonization was higher in the seedling roots inoculated with two or three AM fungi. This study indicated that the inoculation with AM fungi either alone or in combination improved the growth, biomass yield and phosphorus nutrition of V. chinensis compared to that of the control. This information may be helpful to improve the growth of these species in sustainable forestry program.
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