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Inoculation Strategies to Infect Plant Roots with Soil-Borne Microorganisms
Published on: March 1, 2022
Nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in growth media affect the relationship between root endophytic fungi and host
Ahdiar Fikri Maulana1,2, Maman Turjaman3, Yasushi Hashimoto4
1Vocational College, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia.
Abstract:
Endophytic fungi (EPF) colonize plant roots and enhance their growth. The relationship between host plant and EPF can be affected by several factors, such as growth media, host species, and fungal species. The objective of this study was to clarify the effect of nutrient concentration in growth media on the relationship between host plant and root EPF. Brassica campestris was grown in 1/100 Murashige and Skoog (MS), 1/10 MS, 1/100 MS and 1/10 nitrogen (high N), and 1/100 MS and 1/10 phosphorus (high P) media. B. campestris was inoculated with four root EPFs isolated from forest soils in Indonesia and harvested 28 days after transplant. Shoot dry weight (SDW) and colonization in roots were measured. All the isolates colonized roots of B. campestris. Two isolates increased the SDW of B. campestris grown on 1/100 MS media. The shoot growth response of B. campestris to EPF colonization on 1/100 MS was higher than that on 1/100 high N and 1/100 high P MS media. These results suggest that concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus in growth media determine the relationship between B. campestris and root EPF.
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