biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 44:277-281, 2001 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1010211711882

Stimulation of Growth and Nutrient Uptake by VAM Fungi in Brassica Oleracea Var. Capitata

R. Nelson1, P.N. Achar1
1 Department of Microbiology, University of Durban Westville, Durban -, South Africa

Cabbage (Brassica oleracea, var. capitata, cv. Hercules) seedlings were inoculated with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi Glomus fasciculatum, G. aggregatum, and G. mosseae. Differential efficiency in mycorrhizal colonization and the specificity of fungal symbiont to stimulate the growth and nutrient uptake of the host were observed. In addition, there was an increase in phenol, protein, reducing sugar contents, and peroxidase activity in the VAM inoculated seedlings. Since these compounds are known to confer resistance against fungal pathogens, the use of VAM as a biological control agent to protect cabbage against several root diseases is suggested.

Keywords: amino acids; cabbage; Glomus aggregatum; Glomus fasciculatum; Glomus mosseae; peroxidase; sugars
Subjects: Brassica oleracea, var. capitata; cabbage; Glomus aggregatum; Glomus fascilulatum; Glomus mosseae; mycorrhizae, nutrient uptake; vesicular-arbuscular fungi, growth, nutrient uptake root protection

Published: June 1, 2001  Show citation

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Nelson, R., & Achar, P.N. (2001). Stimulation of Growth and Nutrient Uptake by VAM Fungi in Brassica Oleracea Var. Capitata. Biologia plantarum, 44(2), 277-281. doi: 10.1023/A:1010211711882
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