Biomass Production, Phosphorus and Nitrogen Content in Acacia Nilotica under Am Fungi and Nutrient Treated Soil

Kaushal Pratap Singh; Rekha Yadav; Preetesh Kumari; Seema Bhadauria

doi:10.36808/if/2014/v140i5/49095

Biomass Production, Phosphorus and Nitrogen Content in Acacia Nilotica under Am Fungi and Nutrient Treated Soil

Authors

Kaushal Pratap Singh Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra-282 002 (Uttar-Pradesh)
Rekha Yadav Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra-282 002 (Uttar-Pradesh)
Preetesh Kumari Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra-282 002 (Uttar-Pradesh)
Seema Bhadauria Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra-282 002 (Uttar-Pradesh)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2014/v140i5/49095

Keywords:

Acacia Nilotica, Alkali Soil, Am Inoculation, Biomass Accumulation, Phosphorus, Nitrogen Content

Abstract

Acacia nilotica is fast growing, drought resistant, multipurpose legume tree species occurring in semi-arid and arid zones of the world. AM fungi, which constitute a group of important soil microorganisms, are known to improve the plant growth through better uptake of nutrients. A total of eight sets of experiments were conducted to analyze maximum biomass accumulation, phosphorus and nitrogen content in Acacia nilotica. The results of present investigation showed the maximum biomass accumulation, phosphorus and nitrogen content were achieved under soil treated with AM along with phosphate and nitrogenous fertilizers. In another set of experiment, the increased biomass accumulation, phosphorus and nitrogen content in Acacia nilotica were found under soil treated with AM along with phosphate fertilizer followed by soil treated with AM along with nitrogen fertilizer. It was comparatively lowerin soil treated only with AM fungi.

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