Stimulated growth of lycopersicum esculentum CLA 1131 in presence of piriformospora indica and vermicompost

Abstract

In the mutualistic association between plant and mycorrhiza, plant benefits by gaining an improved nutrient and water acquisition through fungal hyphae and/or an enhanced abiotic stress tolerance. Since mycorrhiza facilitates the plant in the nutrient uptake from the soil, fertility of soil is necessary for the availability of the essential nutrients. The axenically cultivable root-colonizing endophytic fungi Piriformospora indica treated tomato plant (Lycopersicum esculentum CLA 1131); when supplemented with vermicompost, the growth and biomass were enhanced. Mycorrhizal colonization was improved in the presence of vermicompost. The amount of essential nutrient nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium content in plant was improved by the colonization with P. indica and influenced by the nutrient conditions in the soil. The efficiency of nutrient uptake by P. indica is complemented by vermicompost.