Salami A.O.
Influence of mycorrhizal fungi on phytoremediating potential and yield of sunflower in Cd and Pb polluted soils
Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (1,2,3)
Department of Crop Production and Protection, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (4)
The influence of mycorrhizal fungi in uptake of heavy metals, pollution response index and yield of sunflower in degraded soils were investigated. It was a greenhouse experiment with 2 arbuscular mycorrhizae (Glomus mosseae, Glomus intraradices) and a non-inoculation that served as control. The treatments were replicated 3 times in a completely randomized design. Each of the treatment consisted of 30 pots and each pot was filled with 5 kg by weight of dried top soil.
Biochemical contents of pepper seedlings inoculated with Phytophthora infestans and Arbuscular mycorrhiza
Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria (1,2)
The effect of interactions between Arbuscular Glomus etunicatum and fungus Phytophthora infestans on biochemical contents of pepper plants was investigated in a greenhouse experiment. The sugar contents (i.e. Glucose fructose and sucrose) were higher in the control and mycorrhizal inoculated pepper seedlings and the lowest in pathogen inoculated seedlings. Free amino acids were the highest in the simultaneously inoculated pepper seedlings while total phenol was found to be the highest in pepper seedlings inoculated with P. infestans.
