[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "ROLES OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI ON GROWTH AND NUTRIENT ACQUISITION OF PEACH (PRUNUS PERSICA L. BATSCH) SEEDLINGS",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Wu",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Li",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Zou",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2011]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "21",
  "issue": "4",
  "page": "746-750",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "<p><a id=\"OLE_LINK1\" name=\"OLE_LINK1\">Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can form mutualistic symbioses with the roots of 80% of plants, which increase soil water and nutrient uptake for the host plants.</a>&nbsp;However, little information is known on potential roles of different AMF for growth and nutrient acquisition of peach. In a potted experiment, we determined the growth performance, nutrient concentrations and mycorrhizal nutrient efficiency of the peach (<em>Prunus persica</em>&nbsp;L. Batsch) seedlings inoculated with&nbsp;<em>Glomus mosseae</em>,&nbsp;<em>G</em>.&nbsp;<em>versiforme</em>, and&nbsp;<em>Paraglomus</em>&nbsp;<em>occultum</em>, respectively. After 100 days of mycorrhizal inoculations, mycorrhizal colonization of one-year-old seedlings ranged from 23.4% to 54.9%. Generally, the formed mycorrhizal symbiosis significantly improved plant growth performance, such as plant height, stem diameter, shoot, root or total dry weight. Compared with the non-AMF seedlings, a range of 9.2&ndash;28.5% K of leaves, 86.0&ndash;120.9% K of roots, 118.3&ndash;417.3% Ca of leaves, 31.9&ndash;55.7% Mg of leaves, 76.6&ndash;140.4% Mg of roots, 101.3&ndash;169.6% Fe of leaves, 37.6&ndash;66.5% Fe of roots, 178.3&ndash;321.7% Cu of roots, 33.3&ndash;91.7% Mn of roots, 50.0&ndash;58.3% Zn of leaves, and 200.0&ndash;450.0% Zn of roots were respectively higher in the mycorrhizal seedlings. The mycorrhizal benefit role on nutrient uptake generally was the best in the&nbsp;<em>G</em>.<em>&nbsp;mosseae</em>&nbsp;treatment. It suggests that arbuscular mycorrhizas could improve growth performance and part nutrient acquisition of peach, which were absolutely dependent on AMF species.</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2011-JAPS-416"
}]