Differential Responses of Allium sativum. (L) (Alliaceae) to Compost Application and Mycorrhizal Inoculation Under Field Conditions

Inna Maryamou¹, Delphine Nguemo Dongock¹, Richard Tobolbaï², Yoradi Nadjilom³ and Albert Ngakou^1,

¹Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ngaoundere, P.O. Box 454, Cameroon

²Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, P.O. Box 812, Yaounde, Cameroon

³Department of Biological Sciences, University of Moundou, Chad

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Inna Maryamou, Delphine Nguemo Dongock, Richard Tobolbaï, Yoradi Nadjilom and Albert Ngakou. Differential Responses of Allium sativum. (L) (Alliaceae) to Compost Application and Mycorrhizal Inoculation Under Field Conditions. World Journal of Agricultural Research. 2024; 12(2):23-31. doi: 10.12691/wjar-12-2-2

Abstract

Although the dependency of garlic to arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF) has been proven in pot experiment with an appropriate 2/3 compost/soil ratio, whether this performance can also be successful under field conditions is yet to be investigated on growth and yield attributes of the crop. The experimental design was a randomized complete block comprising six treatments replicated four times each, where the main treatment 2/3 (compost/soil) ratio +30 g AMF was compared to 1/3 (compost/soil) ratio +30 g AMF, with or without NPK-fertilizer. How different fertilizer receipts affected the Allium sativum growth and yield parameters, as well as the post-harvest soil physico-chemical properties was assessed and compared. The growth and productivity of garlic positively responded and in repeated cropping campaigns to the integrated application of 2/3 ratio (compost/soil) inoculated with 30g mycorrhiza. Additional application of 5g NPK-fertilizer to compost-soil-mycorrhiza mix was detrimental to garlic growth, because of excess nutrients that hampered the garlic-plant mycorrhization frequency and intensity. Whereas organic treatment increased the soil pH from 6.07 prior to cultivation to 6.8 at post-harvest, the soil Mg, Ca and phosphate contents were instead reduced in post-harvest soil following assimilation by the host plant, while the organic matter content was significantly enhanced due to improved soil fertility by compost. For a sustainable production of garlic in the field, application of 2/3 ratio (compost/soil) inoculated with 30g mycorrhiza within the host-plant rhizosphere, and without NPK-fertilizer is highly suggested to enrich the soil in nutrients and organic matters.

Keywords:
Allium sativum compost compost/soil ratio mycorrhiza growth Yield

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