The Role of Mycorrhizae on Seedlings and Early Growth of Sugarcane

Abstract

The role of mycorrhizae in plant growth is well known, such as the ability to increase nutrient uptake, especially phosphate (P), drought tolerance, and resistance to pathogens. It is necessary to understand the application of arbuscular mycorrhizal technology in industrial plant production systems and their impact on agriculture systems. Large-scale nurseries of plantations require proper mycorrhizal application techniques. The relationship of mycorrhizal infection with plant yield (biomass) is known and in the next step, appropriate application time is needed to increase the effectiveness of mycorrhizae in plant growth and yield. Application of mycorrhizal inoculum was more effective in increasing the biomass of sugarcane stem weight to reach 61% with an increase in infection of 41.3%. In addition, the mycorrhizal application increases the root growth of sugarcane seedlings. The root growth promoting ability is important to increase the initial growth of plants after transplanting in dry land under the influence of drought stress, limited nutrients. The application of this technology is expected to increase plant growth, facilitate the maintenance and efficiency of cultivation on an industrial scale.

Integration of mycorrhiza hyphae into organic fertilizer granules on the growth of sugarcane crops

“…AMF inoculation is a beneficial treatment to provide the opportunity for AMF hyphae to immediately contact plant roots and infection the roots. At 7 days after transplanting application of AMF in the nursery increased the colonization by 41.3% and had the effect of increasing stem biomass from 11 to 61% depending on sugarcane variety [8].…”