Effect of Ash Pond Soil and Amendments on the Growth and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization of Allium cepa and Germination of Arachis hypogaea, Lycopersicon esculentum, and Vigna mungo Seeds
2002
Selvam, Ammaiyappan | Mahadevan, Ayyamperumal
The effect of fly ash pond soil on the growth and yield of onion (Allium cepa var. microaggregatum) plants grown in pots was investigated. The fly ash pond soil was amended with combinations of red soil and press mud, a waste product from sugar mills. Water-holding capacity of ash pond soil amended with press mud increased; however, addition of press mud delayed onion bulb development. Onion bulb germination took place rapidly in ash pond soil; however, subsequent bulb development declined. The addition of red soil and press mud increased the growth and yield of onion plants. In all the soils and amendments, onion plant roots were colonized by native arbuscular mycorrhizal species. Both vesicles and arbuscules were present in the roots. Colonization was low in ash pond soil but increased with the addition of red soil. Effect of fly ash pond soil on germination of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum), and black gram (Vigna mungo) seeds was evaluated and compared with red soil in the laboratory. Ash pond soil increased the germination of tomato seeds but did not affect the germination of groundnut and black gram seeds.
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