The Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Inoculation and Mulch of Contrasting Chemical Composition on the Yield of Cassava under Humid Tropical Conditions

Iniobong E. Okon; M. G. Solomon; O. Osonubi

doi:10.1100/tsw.2010.59

The Scientific World Journal (Jan 2010)

The Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Inoculation and Mulch of Contrasting Chemical Composition on the Yield of Cassava under Humid Tropical Conditions

Iniobong E. Okon,
M. G. Solomon,
O. Osonubi

Affiliations

Iniobong E. Okon: Department of Botany, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
M. G. Solomon: Department of Soil Science, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
O. Osonubi: Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2010.59
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10
pp. 505 – 511

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The influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF), Glomus deserticola, and leaf mulch from Gliricidia sepium and Senna siamea on the yield of cassava (Manihot esculenta) in a degraded alfisol of southwestern Nigeria was investigated. Inoculation in conjunction with mulching increased cassava tuber yield by 40–278% over the control. The highest yield was obtained with G. sepium and S. siamea mulch applied together in equal proportions. The results are explained in the light of the growth-enhancing effects of AMF, encouraged by the ameliorating effects of mulch on the soil structure and nutrient contents.

Published in The Scientific World Journal

ISSN: 2356-6140 (Print); 1537-744X (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology; Medicine; Science
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