Effect of AM Fungi and Phosphobacteria on the Growth and Yield of Tomato Crop (Lycopersicon esculentum)

The enhanced effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AM fungi) and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) on the normal soil of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) grown in pots was explored. Pot experiments were carried out on tomato inoculated with AM fungi (Glomus fasciculatum) and PSB (Bacillus megaterium var phosphaticum). Dual inoculation of AM fungi and PSB showed significantly higher variation in plant growth parameters, plant height, number of branches of tomato, number of fruits per plant, fruit volume, and fruit girth, than other treatments. The percentage of mycorrhizal root colonization of plants co-inoculated with AM fungi and PSB was higher than those plants inoculated with AM fungi alone. It is concluded that AM fungi inoculation with PSB application could synergistically increase the yield of tomatoes.

B. Suriya Sabarinath1-2, K. Siva Kumar*3 and Maghimaa Mathanmohun*4 Click here to download file

Research Article | Published online : 28-Sep-2022