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Different types of nursery inocula formulations, namely mixed indigenous cultures and Glomus intraradices Schenck and Smith, were compared with commercially available inoculants of AM fungi in a pot experiment using two horticultural crops, Capsicum and Polianthes. Soil-based inocula and soil beads produced the highest response in both crops. Glomus intraradices resulted in the highest yield in both Polianthes (45% increase in spike length) and Capsicum (112% increase in fruit yield). Among the commercial inocula tested, only Mycorise enhanced spike length (33%) and fruit yield (11%) in the two hosts. Overall AM colonization was higher in Polianthes than in Capsicum. Sheared root inocula of G. intraradices resulted in high colonization (upto 68%) but the yield enhancement was lower than with soil-based formulations. The mixed indigenous culture produced the highest number of spores and propagules and commercial inocula the lowest.
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Accepted: 2 February 1998
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Gaur, A., Adholeya, A. & Mukerji, K. A comparison of AM fungi inoculants using Capsicum and Polianthes in marginal soil amended with organic matter. Mycorrhiza 7, 307–312 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005720050197
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005720050197