Improvisation of <I>Eucalyptus</I> Seedling Quality Through Micro Symbiotic Inoculation Under Saline Condition

Swati Shedage; N. S. Patil; V. Solanki

doi:10.36808/if/2015/v141i2/60645

Improvisation of Eucalyptus Seedling Quality Through Micro Symbiotic Inoculation Under Saline Condition

Authors

Swati Shedage College of Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (South Gujarat)
N. S. Patil College of Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (South Gujarat)
V. Solanki College of Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (South Gujarat)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2015/v141i2/60645

Keywords:

Microsymbionts, Salinity Levels, Nutrient Content, Chlorophyll Content, Root Colonization, Survival Per Cent.

Abstract

Seedlings of Eucalyptus L. were planted under different salinity levels Viz. normal soil (<4 ECe soil), saline soil (4-8 Ece) and highly saline soil (8-12 ECe) and seedlings were inoculated with Azetobactor + vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi, Azospirillum + vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi and combination of all three. Experiment repeated for two years and data recorded at the end of each experiment on nutrient content in different plant parts (leaves, stem and root), chlorophyll content, root colonization and survival per cent. Triple inoculation (Azetobactor+Azospirillum+VAM) significantly influenced nutrient status and survival per cent of Eucalyptus seedlings as compared to uninoculated seedlings under salt condition, which was followed by dual inoculation of Azospirillum and VAM.

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