Arbuscular Mycorrhizae Contribute to Growth, Nutrient Uptake, and Ornamental Characteristics of Statice (Limonium sinuatum [L.] Mill.) Subject to Appropriate Inoculum and Optimal Phosphorus

With the world’s population and pollutants on rise, it is crucial to find sustainable environmentally friendly solutions that increase production efficiency. Organic horticulture an effective strategy for creating a harmless crop system. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been proposed as reliable biofertilizers agriculture, inoculum rapidly expanding market. AMF can enhance plant nutrition growth, but their efficacy varies depending species, type, available P concentrations. This study evaluates response of ornamental statice (Limonium sinuatum [L.] Mill.) inoculation (first factor) with Glomus mosseae (M1), G. intraradices (M2), or mixture (M3), plus non-inoculation (M0), varying concentrations (second 10 (control, P1), 20 (P2), 40 (P3) mg kg−1 soil in greenhouse conditions factorial experiment based randomized complete block design three replications. Root colonization, growth parameters, some traits, absorption P, N, K, Ca, Zn, Fe were measured. colonization was estimated 30–65% reduced approximately by 32.4% increasing concentration soil. The lowest percentage recorded P3 (45.69, 39.31, 30.18 M1, M2, M3, respectively). Statice plants positively influenced inoculation, especially moderately which also confirmed results principal component analysis. Overall, inoculated exhibited better nutritional status, traits than non-inoculated plants. Furthermore, mycorrhization delayed time flowering 12, 7, 9 days respectively, compared non-mycorrhizal (M0) In conclusion, improve nutrition, value selecting appropriate optimal this suggest be effectively used future quantity quality production.