Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the biomass and nutrition of Urochloa decumbens at different soil densities

  • Sales L
  • Silva G
  • Siqueira R
  • et al.
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Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on the accumulation of shoot and root biomass and on the nutrient contents of Urochloa decumbens grown in soils with different densities. The experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design, in a 4x2 factorial arrangement: four soil densities (1.0, 1.2, 1.4, and 1.6 kg dm-3) with and without inoculation of AMF, with four replicates. The biomass accumulation (dry matter weight of shoot and roots) and macro- and micronutrient contents of U. decumbens were determined at different soil densities. The mycorrhizal colonization of the plants was evaluated, and the number of mycorrhizal spores present in the soil was determined. The biomass accumulation of shoot and roots and macro- and micronutrient contents, as well as the number of mycorrhizal spores in the soil, were negatively affected by the increase in soil density. Only root biomass increased with AMF inoculation. There was no interaction between soil density and inoculation for shoot and root biomass accumulation. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi influence the accumulation of biomass in the roots and of N and Ca contents in the shoots of Urochloa decumbens even at the highest soil densities.Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a influência de fungos micorrízicos arbusculares (FMA) na acumulação de biomassa da parte aérea e da raiz e nos teores de nutrientes de Urochloa decumbens cultivada em solos com diferentes densidades. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos ao acaso, em arranjo fatorial 4x2: quatro densidades do solo (1,0, 1,2, 1,4 e 1,6 kg dm-3) com e sem inoculação de FMA, com quatro repetições. Determinaram-se a acumulação de biomassa (massa de matéria seca da parte aérea e da raiz) e os teores de macro e micronutrientes em U. decumbens, nas diferentes densidades do solo. Avaliou-se a colonização micorrízica das plantas, e determinou-se o número de esporos micorrízicos presentes no solo. A acumulação de biomassa da parte aérea e da raiz e o conteúdo de macro e micronutrientes, bem como o número de esporos micorrízicos no solo, foram afetados negativamente pelo aumento na densidade do solo. Apenas a biomassa de raízes apresentou incremento com a inoculação de FMA. Não houve interação da densidade do solo e da inoculação na acumulação de biomassa na parte aérea e na raiz. Os fungos micorrízicos arbusculares influenciam a acumulação de biomassa nas raízes e de N e Ca na parte aérea de Urochloa decumbens mesmo nas densidades mais altas.

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Sales, L. R., Silva, G. N. da, Siqueira, R. H. da S., Carneiro, M. A. C., & Faquin, V. (2018). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the biomass and nutrition of Urochloa decumbens at different soil densities. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 53(8), 943–951. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0100-204x2018000800009

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