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We compared conventional atomizing disc aeroponic technology with the latest ultrasonic nebulizer technology for production of Glomus intraradices inocula. The piezo ceramic element technology used in the ultrasonic nebulizer employs high-frequency sound to nebulize nutrient solution into microdroplets 1 μm in diameter. Growth of pre-colonized arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) roots of Sudan grass was achieved in both chambers used but both root growth and mycorrhization were significantly faster and more extensive in the ultrasonic nebulizer system than in the atomizing disc system. Shearing of the AM fungi (AMF) infected roots in both the systems did not reduce inoculum viability, as evident from the MPN data. However, sheared roots from the ultrasonic nebulizer system had significantly more infective propagules than those produced in the atomizing disc system. Thus, the latest ultra-sonic nebulizer aeroponic technology appears to be superior and an alternative to conventional atomizing disc or spray nozzle systems for the production of high-quality AMF inocula. These can be used in small doses to produce a large response, which is a prerequisite for commercialization of AMF technology.
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Accepted: 11 January 2000
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Mohammad, A., Khan, A. & Kuek, C. Improved aeroponic culture of inocula of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 9, 337–339 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005720050278
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005720050278