Research Article
Reducing Phosphorous Requirement Using AM Fungi in Mulberry Grown under Alkaline Conditions
Department of Entomology, Connecticut Agricultural Expenment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut, USA-06511
Satyawati Sharma
Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India-1 10016
Dr. M.R.Subrahmanyam Reply
"Biofertilizer like mycorrhizal fungi could play a very important role in this regard. They have been recognized as potential biotechnology tool for enhancing plant growth as well as for reclamation of wastelands. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) are well known for phosphorus solubilization, increased plant nutrient uptake and in control of root diseases. Mulberry (Morus alba), an important cash crop for sericulture, does not grow well in alkaline soils due to their high pH and deficiency of nutrients and requires heavy doses of NPK for its proper growth. To propagate sericulture in salt affected area, it is important to meet the nutrient requirement of mulberry". The author did not mention the genus and sp of "Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF)". Kindly mail me the details of genus and sp and more information on VAM study on mulberry. Thank You. DR. M.R.Subrahmanyam, SCientist-C, Regional Sericultural research Station, Kodathi, Bangalore-560 035, karnataka State, INDIA.