Ji-Eun Lee, Eun-Hwa Lee, and Ahn-Heum Eom *
Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju 28173, Korea
Correspondence to eomah@knue.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December, 2021, 49(4):517-524.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20210050
Accepted: December 13, 2021; Revised: December 09, 2021; Received: November 23, 2021
Published: December, 2021.
© 2021 THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MYCOLOGY.
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Red pepper seedlings were inoculated either alone or with a mixture of all five species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). After 10 weeks of growth in the greenhouse, the seedlings were transplanted into fields and cultivated without chemical fertilizers and pesticides for 10 weeks. The results showed that plant growth was significantly increased under both greenhouse and field conditions, suggesting that AMF inoculation has a positive effect on the growth of Capsicum annuum and improves the physical properties of the soil by increasing the concentration of glomalin. The application of AMF can positively contribute to sustainable agriculture by reducing the use of chemical fertilizers while increasing crop growth.
Capsicum annuum L., Glomalin, Glomeromycota, Mycorrhizas, Organic farming