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Growth and phosphorus uptake by Eucalyptus grandis seedlings associated to mycorrhizal fungi in different phosphorus rates and soil water potentials

Shoot growth, phosphorus uptake (PC) and utilization efficiency (PUE) of Eucalyptus grandis seedlings associated to Glomus etunicatum (Ge) and, or, Pisolithus tinctorius (Pt), in different P rates and soil water potentials (ψ), were evaluated in a greenhouse experiment with two geminated pots, using a split-root technique. One of the pots in the geminated set contained the treatments, arranged in a factorial scheme of two P rates (P60 and P120, corresponding to additions of 60 and 120 mg dm-3 soil), three ψ (-10, -40 and -300 kPa) and four mycorrhizal inoculation treatments (without inoculation, with Ge, with Pt, and with Ge + Pt). The other pot did not contain P in its nutrient solution. Regardless of the P rate added in soil, colonization decreased in response to ψ reductions. This ψ reduction resulted in no changes on Pt infection in P60, but led to a significant increase in P120. The Pt colonization was lower when it was inoculated with Ge than when inoculated alone. Increases on PC in response to ψ increment were observed in both P rates. However, shoot dry matter (DM) and PUE showed a positive response to ψ increment only at P120. There was no effect of Ge inoculation separately on the plants, in any ψ and P rate combinations. Pt colonization presented distinct effects, depending on these combinations. At P60 and - 300 kPa condition, in which P availability was very low, a deleterious effect of Pt inoculation, separately or associated with Ge, was observed on PUE. Pt inoculation, separately, presented a positive effect on PC in the combinations between P120 and ψ -10kPa or - 40 kPa, but only in the second situation there was a DM increase.

mycorrhiza; phosphorus; Eucalyptus


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