EFFECT OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI ON AN ECOLOGICAL CROP OF CHILI PEPPERS (Capsicum annuum L.)

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dc.contributor.authorCastillo Rubio, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorSotomayor S, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz O, Cesar
dc.contributor.authorLeonelli Cantergiani, Gina
dc.contributor.authorBorie B, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorRubio H, Rosa
dc.date2009
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-30T16:35:21Z
dc.date.available2021-04-30T16:35:21Z
dc.description.abstractMapuche farmers in southern Chile have been cultivating local ecotypes of chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), called locally 'Cacho de cabra', for many decades. It is used to make 'merken', a condiment that is consumed locally and exported. This vegetable requires a nursery stage and can obtain nutritional benefits from symbiotic associations such as mycorrhizal fungi, achieving a better adaptation to transplanting. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are obligate biotrophes appearing in abundance in agroecosystems with conservation management. The aim of this study was to compare effectiveness of two AMF, a commercial mycorrhizal inoculant (IC, Glomus intraradices) and another native (IN, Glomus claroideum) with a control without inoculation (-I) on the production and quality of 'Cacho de cabra'. At 45 days after sowing (DAS) transplanting was carried out and at 90 and 216 DAS fruit quality, fungal and edaphic parameters were evaluated. The harvest was at four stages. With IN inoculation plants and with greater foliar area were obtained. Also, precocity of fruit production was observed. The harvest started 49 days earlier and fresh weight was 177% higher than that of the control. Root colonization was low, showing significant differences between IN and IC, while a large number of spores was produced in the substrate. It was concluded that inoculation with native fungi decreased transplanting stress thus accelerating the maturation stage of plants and resulting in higher and better yield quality.
dc.identifier.citationCHILEAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH,Vol.69,79-87,2009
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/3143
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherINST INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS
dc.sourceCHILEAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subject.englishmycorrhiza
dc.subject.englishinoculant
dc.subject.englishbiofertilizers
dc.subject.englishfruit quality
dc.subject.englishvegetables
dc.titleEFFECT OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI ON AN ECOLOGICAL CROP OF CHILI PEPPERS (Capsicum annuum L.)
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