Journal of the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka

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Author: search.filters.author.Waidyanatha, U.P. De S.Subject: search.filters.subject.Inoculation

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    Effect of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae on seedling of Hevea and Pueraria phaseoloides
    (Rubber research Institute. Agalawatte, 1984) Jayaratne, A.H.R.; Peries, O.S.; Waidyanatha, U.P. De S.
    Hevea seedlings showed a slight growth responce when inculated with Gigaspora margarita out of four species, tested in sterilised soil. There were no significant differences in the uptake of nutrient by mycorrhizal Hevea plants. Non-mycorrhizal Pueraria plants grew very poorly unless they were given liberal quantities of phosphate fertilizer, confirming previous reparts. All mycorrhizal plants took up more nutrients from soil than non-mycorrhizal plants. Effective nodule formation wassignificantly grater in mycorrhizal plants when phosphorus was added.
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    Utilization of phosphorus from apatite and growth of plants inoculated with vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza and phosphate dissolving bacteria
    (Rubber Research Institute. Agalawatta, 1990) Pathirana, L.S.S.; Waidyanatha, U.P. De S.; Peiris, O.S.
    An annual grass, Pennisetum ploystechyon (L) Schult and a perennial creeping legume Pueraria phaseoloides took up more P and grew better in an acid soil (pH 4.8) treated with a poorly soluble source of apatite. Inculation of the sterilized soil with a heterogenous mixture of a vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) spores extracted from the soil and with Glomus fasciculatus (E3) spores did not increase plant growth or uptake of P in soil with apatite but growth was increased considerably in soil in soil without apatite. However, inoculation with E3 type spores had no effect on growth or P uptake of Pennisetum . Phosphate dissolving bacteria (PDB) stimulated growth of Pueraria and uptake of P from a soil enriched with apatite.