Author/Authors :
EKİN, Zehra Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Tarla Bitkileri Bölümü, TÜRKİYE , DEMİR, Semra Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Bitki Koruma Bölümü, Turkey , OĞUZ, Faruk Van İl Gıda Tarım ve Hayvancılık Müdürlüğü, TÜRKİYE , YILDIRIM, Bünyamin Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Tarla Bitkileri Bölümü, TÜRKİYE
Title Of Article :
Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus (AMF) Glomus intraradices with different potassium fertilizer levels on the tuber yield and size distribution of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Abstract :
This field study was conducted to investigate the effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus (AMF) Glomus intraradices on the growth, tuber size distribution and yield of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) under different doses potassium fertilizer in the Bitlis-Ahlat district of Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey in 2007 and 2008. Experiment was set up as factorial completely randomized block design with three replicates, four different potassium levels (0, 10, 20 and 30 kg K2SO4/da) and mycorrhizal fungi with AMF (+) and AMF (-) applications were factors. The AMF inoculation, alone or in combination with potassium application, increased the total tuber yield of potato in both years. Besides, the highest tuber yields were obtained from GI+K10 in 2007 and 2008 by 3476,1 and 4354.4 kg/da, respectively. It was also found that AMF inoculation decreased the proportion of small tubers but increased proportion of mid and larg size tubers. The results of this study indicated that the AMF inoculation has a great potential to decrease potassium fertilizer levels in potato.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus , Potatoes , Potassium , Yield
JournalTitle :
Yuzuncu Yil University Journal Of Agricultural Sciences
