Growth and Nutrient Uptake Responses of Kinnow to Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizae
Table 2
Effect of AMF treatments on some growth parameters of Kinnow.
Treatment
Plant height (m)
First year after inoculation
Second year after inoculation
S0
S1
S2
S0
S1
S2
T0
1.66
1.85 (11.4)
2.05 (23.5)
2.37
2.57 (8.44)
2.69 (13.5)
T1
1.76
2.06 (17)
2.31 (31.3)
2.66
2.88 (8.27)
3.03 (13.9)
T2
1.80
2.04 (13.3)
2.25 (25)
2.64
2.80 (6.06)
3.01 (14)
T3
1.79
2.12 (18.4)
2.35 (31.3)
2.46
2.79 (13.41)
2.85 (15.85)
T4
1.81
2.14 (18.2)
2.34 (29.3)
2.85
2.98 (4.56)
3.13 (9.82)
LSD (0.05)
0.163
0.289
Canopy volume (m3)
T0
6.56
7.27 (10.8)
11.3 (72.3)
5.24
7.69 (46.7)
9.68 (84.7)
T1
11.6
13.9 (19.8)
16.8 (44.8)
6.33
8.88 (40.3)
11.00 (73.8)
T2
6.99
9.86 (41)
12.2 (74.5)
5.71
8.25 (44.5)
10.28 (80)
T3
8.16
11.6 (42)
14.9 (82.6)
4.15
5.76 (38.8)
9.48 (128.4)
T4
12.27
15.4 (25.5)
18.3 (49.1)
7.45
10.16 (36.4)
12.78 (71.54)
LSD (0.05)
1.66
2.89
Trunk diameter (cm)
T0
5.31
6.05 (13.9)
6.60 (24.3)
6.73
7.55 (12.2)
8.56 (28.5)
T1
5.43
6.30 (16)
7.00 (28.9)
7.30
8.40 (15.1)
9.30 (27.4)
T2
5.35
5.93 (10.8)
6.38 (19.3)
6.76
7.90 (16.7)
8.65 (28)
T3
5.65
6.48 (14.7)
7.05 (24.8)
7.25
8.25 (13.8)
8.98 (23.9)
T4
5.36
6.49 (21.1)
7.58 (41.4)
8.00
8.97 (12.1)
9.88 (23.5)
LSD (0.05)
1.08
1.49
Data in parenthesis are percentage increase over initial (S0) for respective years. T0: control (-AMF); T1: Glomus manihotis; T2: Gigaspora gigantia; T3: Glomus mosseae; T4: T1 + T2 + T3. S0: February (inoculation time); S1: July; S2: October.
