Assessment of VAM biotechnology in improving agricultural productivity of nutrient-deficient soil in the tropics

Author

Salami, Abiodun Olusola ; Osonubi, Oluwole

Author_Institution

Dept. of Botany & Microbiol., Ibadan Univ., Nigeria

fYear

2003

fDate

2-4 Nov. 2003

Firstpage

509

Lastpage

513

Abstract

Growth, nutrient content and nodulation response of cowpea plants (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) inoculated with a VAM fungus (Glomus etunicatum) and Bradyrhizobium (BR) strain IRC 25B peat-based were assessed on an alfisol in a two cropping cycle experiment conducted in the greenhouse. It was observed in this study that compost applications with VAM inoculation could substitute for inorganic fertilizer. Non-replenishment of compost application and Bradyrhizobium inoculation during the second cropping cycle reduced the parameters measured. It is therefore important to inoculate the plant with effective VAM for greater N2 fixation and seed yield in either nutrient-rich or poor soil. This experiment shows that VAM inoculation is an essential component of soil restoration strategy.

Keywords

agricultural products; biotechnology; fertilisers; soil; Bradyrhizobium; Glomus etunicatum; N2 fixation; Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza biotechnology; agricultural productivity; compost applications; cowpea plant; cropping cycle; fungus; greenhouse; inorganic fertilizer; nodulation response; nutrient content; nutrient deficient soil; seed yield; soil restoration strategy; strain IRC 25B peat; tropics; Biotechnology; Capacitive sensors; Crops; Fertilizers; Fungi; Irrigation; Organisms; Production; Productivity; Soil measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering Management Conference, 2003. IEMC '03. Managing Technologically Driven Organizations: The Human Side of Innovation and Change

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8150-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMC.2003.1252325

Filename

1252325