HortScience · 1976 · 20 citations · 0 references
AgricultureAgronomyPlant SciencesPlant NutritionPlant PhysiologyPlant-microbe InteractionsFertilizer ManagementMycorrhizal Nutrient TransferPlant Growth-promoting MicroorganismsSeedling Growth SuppressionZinc NutritionArbuscular Mycorrhizal SymbiosisFertilizationFertilization ManagementMycorrhizal ColonizationMycorrhizal InoculationMycorrhizal Inoculation EffectivenessNutrient Effects On Shoot GrowthZinc Availability
Abstract Zinc fertilization (5 ppm) of apple seedlings ( Malus sp.) grown in chloropicrin-fumigated soil increased shoot weight slightly and Zn concentration significantly after 70 days. Inoculation of seedling with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae (Nicol. & Gerd.) Gerd. & Trappe, or G. fasciculatus (Thaxter) Gerd. & Trappe without Zn fertilization increased shoot weight but not plant Zn concentration. Zinc fertilization plus mycorrhizal inoculation increased shoot weight and Zn concentration. Total Zn uptake was increased 7 fold by combined Zn fertilization and G. fasciculatus inoculation. G. mosseae was slightly less effective than G. fasciculatus in promoting seedling growth.