This study was initiated to determine the influence of vesiculararbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi on a rhizobium-legume interaction. Inoculation of subclover with Glomus fasciculatus resulted in 2 times as many rhizobium nodules on roots as on nonmycorrhizal controls. Inoculation with Glomus mosseae resulted in 1.4 times greater nodule formation compared to the noninoculated controls. Plants inoculated with G. mosseae + G. fasciculatus had 1.9 times more nodules than the controls. Furthermore, inoculation with G. fasciculatus or G. mosseae + G. fasciculatus resulted in shoot weights and total plant weights nearly double that of the controls. The conclusion is that inoculation with the correct VAM fungal species is as important as the selection of the rhizobium species for subclover growth and development. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020
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