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In a greenhouse study, inoculation with the mycorrhizal fungusGlomus fasciculatum enhanced peanut growth and increased its dry matter more than 2-fold compared with the non-inoculated control, in both sterilized and non-sterilized soil. It also significantly increased uptake of phosphorus and micronutrients such as zinc, copper, manganese and iron.
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Present address: International Crops Research Institute for the semi-arid tropics (ICRIAST), Patancheru 502 324, A.P. India.
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Krishna, K.R., Bagyaraj, D.J. Growth and nutrient uptake of peanut inoculated with the mycorrhizal fungusGlomus fasciculatum compared with non-inoculated ones. Plant Soil 77, 405–408 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02182946
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