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This field study was undertaken to determine the effect of inoculation withGlomus mosseae on N2 fixation and P uptake by soybean. The inoculation withGlomus mosseae was achieved using a new type of inoculant, alginate-entrapped (AE) endomycorrhizal fungus. N2 fixation was assessed using the A value method. In P-fertilized plots, inoculation with AEGlomus mosseae increased the harvest index based on dry weight (+20%) and N content of seeds (+17%), the A value (+31%) and %N derived from fixation (+75%). Inoculation with AEGlomus mosseae decreased the coefficient of variation for the A value and for the dry weights of the different plant parts.
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Ganry, F., Diem, H.G. & Dommergues, Y.R. Effect of inoculation withGlomus mosseae on nitrogen fixation by field grown soybeans. Plant Soil 68, 321–329 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02197937
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