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The effect of various organic soil amendments on arbuscular myorrhizal (AM) fungal activity on rice plants was tested under greenhouse and field conditions with reference to sheath blight (ShB) disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani. AM spore density, per cent infection, and intensity of infection were increased by organic amendments, whilst ShB disease was decreased. Certain amendments, especially green leaf manure, stimulated arbuscule development in rice plants. Mycorrhiza formation and sporulation were higher with healthy rice plants than with rice plants infected with R. solani. Our results indicate the possibility of using selective organic amendments to enhance development of native AM fungi and thus reduce disease incidence.
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Baby, U., Manibhushanrao, K. Influence of organic amendments on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in relation to rice sheath blight disease. Mycorrhiza 6, 201–206 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005720050127
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005720050127