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The adequate level of inoculum of a vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus,Glomus mosseae, required for copious mycorrhizal formation in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L) in sterilized soil was found to be one gram dried root powder from infected plants per kg soil and this level was used subsequently in an inoculation study. In two cultivars of groundnut, combined inoculation with aRhizobium sp andG. mosseae resulted in synergistic effect on the formation of mycorrhiza and nodulation when compared to separate inoculations. The combined inoculum resulted in fairly good response of the plants in terms of dry weight, uptake of nitrogen and phosphorus.
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Parvathi, K., Venkateswarlu, K. & Rao, A.S. Response of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L) to combined inoculation withGlomus mosseae andRhizobium sp. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 95, 35–40 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053116
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