China Rural Water and Hydropower. 2014, (4):
4-6.
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Field experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of different Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) (Glomus mossea, BEG167; Glomus diuphauam, GD; Glomus versiforme, GV) on the growth, yield and grain nitrogen content of alternative furrow irrigated summer maize. The results showed that compared with the conventional furrow irrigation (CFI), the base diameter of stem, number of secondary roots, dry weight and grain nitrogen content of per maize root increased significantly by 6.8%, 10.9%, 11.5%, 11.5%, respectively, under alternative furrow irrigation (AFI) treatments. The maize height of AMF inoculation plants were not changed significantly, but the leaf aera per plant of GV inoculation maize increased significantly under AFI, the base diameter of stem and number of secondary roots also increased by 10.3%, 15.2%, respectively. Dry weights of per maize root were all increased by three AMF. The weight of dry ear and per 1000 grain of GV maize significantly increased by 8.4%, 2.5%, respectively under AFI conditions. The three kinds of AMF, especially BEG, increased the grain nitrogen content significantly. The growth, yield and grain nitrogen content response of different AMFs to AFI has varied greatly.