Response of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) seedlings to vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

The growth response of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) seedlings (cv, Malabar) to 13 different vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi was tested under mat house conditions at Bangalore, India, In general, seedlings inoulated with the fungi grew taller, had more number of leaves and tillers, increased seedling biomass and uptake of nutrients compared to control seedlings, Among the various mycorrhizal fungi tested, seedlings inoculated with Gigaspora margarita and Glomus monosporum exhibited significantly higher growth with increased uptake of nutrients, &nbsp

Response of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) seedlings to vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

The growth response of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) seedlings (cv, Malabar) to 13 different vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi was tested under mat house conditions at Bangalore, India, In general, seedlings inoulated with the fungi grew taller, had more number of leaves and tillers, increased seedling biomass and uptake of nutrients compared to control seedlings, Among the various mycorrhizal fungi tested, seedlings inoculated with Gigaspora margarita and Glomus monosporum exhibited significantly higher growth with increased uptake of nutrients, &nbsp

Response of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) seedlings to vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

The growth response of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) seedlings (cv, Malabar) to 13 different vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi was tested under mat house conditions at Bangalore, India, In general, seedlings inoulated with the fungi grew taller, had more number of leaves and tillers, increased seedling biomass and uptake of nutrients compared to control seedlings, Among the various mycorrhizal fungi tested, seedlings inoculated with Gigaspora margarita and Glomus monosporum exhibited significantly higher growth with increased uptake of nutrients, &nbsp

Microbial Consortium Promotes Growth of Zinnia and Balsam Seedlings Raised in pro trays

Zinnia and Balsam are flowering plants with high economic importance in floriculture. Inoculation of the planting medium with a beneficial microbial consortium is an innovative approach to produce quality and healthy seedlings in floriculture. In the present study the influence of a microbial consortium of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) Funneliformis mosseae and a plant growth promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR) Bacillus sonorensis on flowering plants Zinnia and Balsam in pro-trays under poly house conditions was investigated. Estimation of various plant growth parameters such as plant height, stem diameter, bio-volume index, vigour index, plant strength, fresh weight, dry weight and nutrient uptake was carried out to analyse the ability of the consortium to improve seedling growth. Microbial parameters such as mycorrhizal root colonization and spore count, and population of PGPR in substrate was also studied. The results suggested that inoculating the substrate in pro trays before sowing the seeds with the consortium increased plant growth significantly compared to the uninoculated plants

Response of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) seedlings to vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

The growth response of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) seedlings (cv, Malabar) to 13 different vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi was tested under mat house conditions at Bangalore, India, In general, seedlings inoulated with the fungi grew taller, had more number of leaves and tillers, increased seedling biomass and uptake of nutrients compared to control seedlings, Among the various mycorrhizal fungi tested, seedlings inoculated with Gigaspora margarita and Glomus monosporum exhibited significantly higher growth with increased uptake of nutrients, &nbsp

Response of Coleus aromaticus to Glomus fasciculatum and other beneficial soil microflora

Stem cuttings of Coleus aromaticus were treated with vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza (Glomus fasciculatum) and beneficial microorganisms viz., Bacillus coagulans, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Azotobacter chroococcum and Trichoderma harzianum either singly or in combination of organisms. The number of leaves and branches; total biomass, nitrogen and phosphorus contents were higher in plants treated with G. fasciculatum alone. Synergistic effect was noticed especially in plants treated with G. fasciculatum + P. fluorescens. Mycorrhizal colonization in roots was also maximum when V AM was applied alone. &nbsp

Response of Coleus aromaticus to Glomus fasciculatum and other beneficial soil microflora

Stem cuttings of Coleus aromaticus were treated with vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza (Glomus fasciculatum) and beneficial microorganisms viz., Bacillus coagulans, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Azotobacter chroococcum and Trichoderma harzianum either singly or in combination of organisms. The number of leaves and branches; total biomass, nitrogen and phosphorus contents were higher in plants treated with G. fasciculatum alone. Synergistic effect was noticed especially in plants treated with G. fasciculatum + P. fluorescens. Mycorrhizal colonization in roots was also maximum when V AM was applied alone. &nbsp

Response of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) seedlings to vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

The growth response of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) seedlings (cv, Malabar) to 13 different vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi was tested under mat house conditions at Bangalore, India, In general, seedlings inoulated with the fungi grew taller, had more number of leaves and tillers, increased seedling biomass and uptake of nutrients compared to control seedlings, Among the various mycorrhizal fungi tested, seedlings inoculated with Gigaspora margarita and Glomus monosporum exhibited significantly higher growth with increased uptake of nutrients, &nbsp

Brain wave classification for divergent hand movements

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) is an emerging technology in medical diagnosis and rehabilitation. In this study, by the acquisition of Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from 30 healthy participants who perform four different hand movements, necessary features are extracted and classified to determine their accuracies. Statistical time domain features are extracted from the mu and beta frequency band. The Event related desynchronization (ERD)/Event related synchronization (ERS) measurements are extracted, from which it was evident that both mu and beta frequency bands are more efficient in the C3 channel. By applying the Paired Samples t-test, the extracted features are analyzed and were determined to have a 95% significant level of difference between the mu and beta band, being statistically efficient in the beta band of the C3 channel. By employing different classifiers such as Support Vector Machine (SVM), Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), Quadratic Discriminant Analysis (QDA), Naïve Bayesian classifier and Binary Decision Tree (BDT) algorithms on both channel’s mu and beta frequency bands, it was observed that the performance of beta frequency band classifiers shows 90% accuracy in binary class classification. In the comparative study of all these classifiers, LDA and Naïve Bayes show above 95% accuracy for binary class classification

Interaction between a vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and Streptomyces cinnamomeous and their effects on finger millet

Growth and P nutrition of Eleusine coracana on a sterile P-deficient soil was improved by inoculation with either Glomus fasciculatus or S. cinnamomeous. The micro-organisms interacted antagonistically when added simultaneously or with a 2-wk interval between them: S. reduced spore production and development of infection by G. while G. reduced the multiplication of S. Because of this antagonism dual inoculations stimulated plant growth less than single ones.ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT:The growth and phosphorus nutrition of Eleusine coracana on a sterile P-deficient soil was improved by inoculation with the vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus fasciculatus or with Streptomyces cinnamomeous. These microorganisms interacted antagonistically, so inoculation of E. coracana with both did not give as much growth stimulation as inoculation with either alon