TITLE:
Mycorrhizal Inoculation Effect on the Forage Cowpea Biomass Production in Burkina Faso
AUTHORS:
Hadou Haro, Kadidia Semdé, Kadidiata Bahadio, Souleymane Ganaba
KEYWORDS:
Forage Cowpea, Mycorrhizal Inoculation, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Burkina Faso
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.11 No.11,
November
18,
2020
ABSTRACT: In Burkina Faso, breeding occupies an important
place in the country’s economy, but is based essentially on the exploitation of the natural
resources (pasture) which remains limited in extent due to the extension of
land cultivated by agricultural practices extensive. Food is one of the most
important limiting factors in animal production, hence the need to develop
mechanisms to improve the production of food resources. This study is a
contribution to fodder production improvement. In this study, cowpea was grown
in a greenhouse for 60 days and inoculated with two inocula of arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi. The growth parameters were measured at 30 and 60 days after
sowing. Shoot, root and total biomass were evaluated 60 days after sowing. The
results show Yac 2 mix inoculum improves height growth (95.5%), height relative growth rate (525%),
collar diameter (138%), collar diameter relative growth rate (328.57%), shoot
biomass (396.3%), root biomass by (205.66%), total biomass by (320%), total
nitrogen of aerial parts (92.39%) and total phosphorus of aerial parts
(143.48%) compared to control. Yac 2
mix appears the most effective of all inoculum used in this study.