GROWTH RESPONSE AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY IN MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L) INOCULATED WITH DIFFERENT MYCORRHIZAL INOCULUMS

Using mycorrhizal inoculum in sustainable agriculture attracted immense attention recent years for improving plant growth, and water uptake. A plastic pot experiment was carried out at the College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University Sulaimani, during June to Juley 2020 study effect different (Glomus mosseae, Glomus geosporum a commercial INOQ Agri) on growth responses use efficiency (WUE) two maize varieties (GLORIA SY Miami). The root colonization percentage GLORIA Miami were (5, 83.33, 88.33, 88.33) % (3.33, 86.67, 78.33, 85) control, G. geosporum, Agri, respectively. Inoculated plants showed significantly better efficiency compared non-mycorrhizal plants. best heights INGQ Agri (91.33, 90.67) cm both Highest shoot biomass (49.83, 44.50) g pot-1 (16.17, 15.67) found inoculant concentration N,P K (1.53%, 0.61% 0.14%) (1.48%, 0.56% respectively, Mycorrhizal inoculation also improved average increasing (34.92%, 19.3%) cultivars