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ArticleHeliyon2024

Optimizing mycorrhizal fungi application for improved nutrient uptake, growth, and disease resistance in cardamom seedlings (

Sarathambal Chinnathambi, Mohammed Faisal Peeran, Veeraraghavan Srinivasan, Sivasankaran Mukesh Sankar, Priya George

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Sarathambal ChinnathambiICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
Mohammed Faisal PeeranICAR-IISR Regional Station, Appangala, Karnataka, India.
Veeraraghavan SrinivasanICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
Sivasankaran Mukesh SankarICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
Priya GeorgeICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the impact of various doses (5, 10, 15 g) and application sequences (1, 2, or 3 times at monthly intervals) of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal inoculum on cardamom seedlings over two years (2020-2021 and 2021-2022). The results indicated that the dosage of AM inoculum had a more substantial effect on the seedlings than the application sequence. A 10 g dose significantly increased shoot length and dry weight, while three applications of 5 g each improved the number of fibrous roots. Although potassium uptake was not affected, phosphorus and calcium uptake were highest with the 10 g dose. Arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation also enhanced phosphatase activity in the rhizosphere, with 5 g improving acid phosphatase and 10 g improving alkaline phosphatase activity. Disease incidence, including seedling rot was lower with the 10 g dose, and additional sequential applications did not further reduce disease. Structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that AM colonization positively influenced dry weight through the number of fibrous roots, showing a strong relationship between AM dose, colonization, spore count, and mycorrhizal dependency. This study indicates that applying a 10 g dose of AM fungal inoculum can be particularly beneficial in agroecosystems for improving cardamom seedling growth, nutrient uptake, and disease resistance.

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonizationCardamomDisease incidenceNutrient uptakePlant analysisStructural equation modelling

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PMID39640805
PMCPMC11620270

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