Dec 10, 2013 - vermiculite and sterilized quartz sand. Mycorrhizal and non- mycorrhizal cowpea plants were supplied with three levels of soluble P (0.1 (low P) ...
Mycorrhiza (2014) 24:361–368 DOI 10.1007/s00572-013-0544-5
ORIGINAL PAPER
Influence of phosphorus application and arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation on growth, foliar nitrogen mobilization, and phosphorus partitioning in cowpea plants Victor Désiré Taffouo & Benard Ngwene & Amougou Akoa & Philipp Franken
Received: 24 April 2013 / Accepted: 12 November 2013 / Published online: 10 December 2013 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Abstract The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of phosphorus (P) application and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi (Funneliformis mosseae) on growth, foliar nitrogen mobilization, and phosphorus partitioning in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata cv. Vita-5) plants. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse in pots containing a mixture of vermiculite and sterilized quartz sand. Mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal cowpea plants were supplied with three levels of soluble P (0.1 (low P), 0.5 (medium P), or 1.0 mM (high P)). Cowpea plants supplied with low P fertilization showed significantly (p
