Growth Promotion of Plants Inoculated with Phosphate-Solubilizing Fungi

Phosphorus is an important plant nutrient which is in short supply in many agricultural soils. Because much of the soluble phosphate (P) applied to soils as fertilizer is “fixed” by the soil and rendered less available to plants, the long-term application of P fertilizers has resulted in an accumula...

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Published inAdvances in Agronomy Vol. 69; pp. 99 - 151
Main Author Whitelaw, M.A.
Format Book Chapter Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Science & Technology 1999
Subjects
AGRICULTURE & FARMING
Botany & plant sciences
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
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Summary:Phosphorus is an important plant nutrient which is in short supply in many agricultural soils. Because much of the soluble phosphate (P) applied to soils as fertilizer is “fixed” by the soil and rendered less available to plants, the long-term application of P fertilizers has resulted in an accumulation of total soil P, most of which is poorly soluble. Many soil fungi, predominantly of the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium, have been shown to possess the ability to solubilize sparingly soluble phosphates in vitro by secreting inorganic or organic acids. Growth promotion and increased uptake of P by plants inoculated with P-solubilizing fungi have also been reported by many investigators.
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ISBN:9780120007691
012000769X
ISSN:0065-2113
2213-6789
DOI:10.1016/S0065-2113(08)60948-7