ISHS Acta Horticulturae 807: International Symposium on Strategies Towards Sustainability of Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climate
NUTRIENT UPTAKE AND FRUIT QUALITY OF TOMATO COLONISED WITH MMYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS GLOMUS MOSSEAE (BEG 12) UNDER DEFICIENT SUPPLY OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS |
| Authors: | A. Mueller, P. Franken, D. Schwarz |
| Keywords: | arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Lycopersicon esculentum, nutrient uptake, reducing sugars, titratable acids |
| Abstract:
Experiments were carried out to investigate how mycorrhization of tomato effects plant growth, nutrient uptake and fruit quality characteristics under normal and deficient nutrient supply. Tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum ‘Counter’), inoculated with Glomus mosseae (BEG 12), were grown in pots under greenhouse conditions and fertilized with a nutrient solution either under standard conditions or with restricted nitrogen or phosphorus supply. The plants were cultivated in sand or peat for 6 and 15 weeks. Results showed that G. mosseae caused no detectable effects on plant growth and nutrient uptake in Experiment I and II, lasting 6 and 15 weeks. Nitrogen and phosphorus levels affected plant growth significantly in Experiment II. | |
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