# Yield Increase Of Corn With Commercial arbuscular Mycorrhizal inoculant

- Link: https://rd2.co.nz/trial/yield-increase-of-corn-with-commercial-arbuscular-mycorrhizal-inoculant/
- Published: 2023-09-05T03:21:26+00:00
- Author: RSF Admin

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play an important role in plant growth.

This research aimed to evaluate the agronomic efficiency of a Rhizophagus intraradices
inoculant (mycorrhizal fungi) in combination with phosphate fertilization in grain
yield of corn under different edaphoclimatic conditions.

Experiments were conducted in five Brazilian states (Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais,
Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina) in a 2 x 3 factorial scheme, with two inoculation
treatments (inoculated and non-inoculated seeds) and three doses of phosphate fertilization(
0, 50 and 100% of the recommended P).

At the end of the crop cycle (stages R4-R5), inoculation provided increases in biomass**(
average of 48%)** regardless of the applied dose of P, higher P absorption, and 
a **54% average** increase in grain yield. In conclusion, the mycorrhizal inoculant
Rootella increased biomass yield, P uptake and corn grain yield under different 
edaphoclimatic conditions, especially in soils that originally had low or medium
levels of available P.

Read the full trial [here](https://rd2.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4SBDTGDrMK9P3xsWSgW5Skd-Yield-Increase-of-Corn-inoculated-with-Rootella-arbuscular-mycorrhizal-in-Brazil.pdf).