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The response of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) to inoculation with the vasicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungusGlomus fasiculatum andAzotobacter vinelandii singly and in combination was tested in the field. It was found thatG. fasiculatum as well asA. vinelandii significantly increased leaf area, shoot dry weight, nitrogen content phosphorus content and yield in respect to uninoculated control. While, VAM fungal treatment alone could bring about substantial increase in growth, nitrogen content, phosphorus content and yield, its combination withA. vinelandii produced additional effects on leaf area, shoot dry weight, phosphorus content and yield.
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Contribution No. 304/83 of Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore-89.
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Mohandas, S. Field response of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill ‘Pusa Ruby’) to inoculation with a VA mycorrhizal fungusGlomus fasiculatum and withAzotobacter vinelandii . Plant Soil 98, 295–297 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374833
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