Abstract
Screen house experiment was carried out in 2013-2014 at Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. to investigate the effects of biochar application and arbuscularmycorrhizal (AM) inoculation to tomato genotype on 1) AM root colonizationand 2) selected soil chemical properties The experiment was laid out in a 2 × 5 × 2 factorial, fitted into a completely randomized design with three replications. The studies factors included tomato genotypes (Ex-Lafia and Ex-Lokoja), biochar application (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 t ha-1) and AMF (with and without AMF).Data were subjected to analysis of variance and significant means separated using Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (P<0.05). Mycorrhizal inoculation influenced AM root colonization, and the addition of mycorrhizal had higher values (51.33%) when compared with non mycorrhizal pots (10.17%). Mycorrhizal inoculation had little or no influence on soil pH, organic carbon and available P. Biochar application generally increased AM root colonization, soil pH and available P when compared with control. The 20 t ha-1 of biochar application had improved soil properties as compared to other biochar rates. It is concluded that AMF inoculation in biochar amended soil is important. It is therefore, recommended that field studies should be done to upscale the current screen house conclusion to the field condition, and quantitatively confirm the optimum application rate for enhanced AM root colonization and soil chemical characteristics.
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Claim · model-written summary
AMF inoculation increased tomato root colonization to 51.33%, compared with 10.17% without AMF.
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- tomato genotype
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- addition of mycorrhizale0
- Interactor
- mycorrhizale0symbiont
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 51.33%e0
- Qualifier
- 10.17%e0
- Comparator
- non mycorrhizal potse0
Not reportedOutcome
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e0“the addition of mycorrhizal had higher values (51.33%) when compared with non mycorrhizal pots (10.17%)”
t0“to tomato genotype on 1) AM root colonizationand 2) selected soil chemical properties”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF inoculation had little or no influence on soil pH, organic carbon and available P.
- Taxon
- tomato genotypeSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Mycorrhizal inoculatione0
- Interactor
- Mycorrhizale0symbiont
- Outcome
- soil pH, organic carbon and available Pe0
- Direction
- little or no influencee0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“Mycorrhizal inoculation had little or no influence on soil pH, organic carbon and available P.”
t0“to tomato genotype on 1) AM root colonizationand 2) selected soil chemical properties”
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Biochar application increased AM root colonization compared with the control.
- Taxon
- tomato genotypeSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Biochar applicatione0
- Outcome
- AM root colonizatione0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
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e0“Biochar application generally increased AM root colonization, soil pH and available P when compared with control.”
t0“to tomato genotype on 1) AM root colonizationand 2) selected soil chemical properties”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar application increased soil pH and available P compared with the control.
- Taxon
- tomato genotypeSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Biochar applicatione0
- Outcome
- soil pH and available Pe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
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Verbatim
e0“Biochar application generally increased AM root colonization, soil pH and available P when compared with control.”
t0“to tomato genotype on 1) AM root colonizationand 2) selected soil chemical properties”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar at 20 t ha-1 improved soil properties relative to other biochar rates.
- Taxon
- tomato genotypeSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 20 t ha-1 of biochar applicatione0
- Outcome
- soil propertiese0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- other biochar ratese0
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e0“The 20 t ha-1 of biochar application had improved soil properties as compared to other biochar rates.”
t0“to tomato genotype on 1) AM root colonizationand 2) selected soil chemical properties”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend field studies to confirm the optimal rate for AM root colonization and soil chemistry.
- Taxon
- tomato genotypeSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- field studies should be donee0
- Qualifier
- optimum application ratee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field studies should be done to upscale the current screen house conclusion to the field condition, and quantitatively confirm the optimum application rate for enhanced AM root colonization and soil chemical characteristics.”
t0“to tomato genotype on 1) AM root colonizationand 2) selected soil chemical properties”
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