Interaction of Va-Mycorrhiza with Meloidogyne Incognita and Pythium Aphanidermatum Affecting Ginger (Zingiber Officinale Rosc.)
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2007-02
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The growth of ginger plants was significant when inoculated with VA mycorrhizal fungi whereas M. incognita and P. aphanidermatum inoculations suppressed the plant growth. VA mycorrhizal fungi effectively reduced the nematode-population in roots. Plants that received the inoculum of P. aphanidermatum were fully diseased within 15 days of the inoculation, whereas those inoculated with nematodes did not die quickly, even though there was general reduction in plant growth and rhizome weight. The inoculation with VA mycorrhizal fungi was found to be the most favourable treatment in relation to plant growth, rhizome yield of ginger as also in suppressing the nematode population.
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J.Plantn.Crops 1993 v-21 i-1 p-30-34