Journal of the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka

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    Responses of five tropical pasture species to application of apatite
    (Rubber Research Institute. Agalawatta, 1986) Pathiratne, L.S.S.; Waidyanatha, U.P. De S.; Peries, O. S.
    Shoot growth and phosphorus content of Pueraria, Centrosema, Stylosanthus, Panicum and Paspalum were best at 500ppm and better at 100ppm than at zero ppm apatite. Root growth on the other hand was stimulated at 100ppm and marginally inhibited at 500ppm.Both relative shoot and root growth responses were least for Styl;osanthus which showed a notable ability to take up P from untreated soil compared to the other species. This may be related to its greater calcium uptake ability as evidence d in much higher calcium concentrations in its shoot than in the other. The grasses recovered for more P from both treated and untreated soil than the legumes.
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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.