Sri Lankan Journal of Agriculture and Ecosystems (SLJAE) is published by the Faculty Agriculture, Rajarata University Lanka. It publishes peer-reviewed original research articles from all fields agriculture including crop science, forestry, agricultural biology, plant protection, genetics breeding, food nutrition, animal soil water resource management, machinery, economics extension system stud...

The dearth of fertile ‘virgin’ land and inaccessibility to standard chemical fertilizers, coupled with low tuber yields has made cassava cultivation unprofitable in parts of traditional cassava zone of West Africa. Field experiments were conducted at Ajibode and Alabata villages located in Ibadan (derived savanna zone), Nigeria to evaluate cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) root yield response ...

Various biological amendments, including commercial biocontrol agents, microbial inoculants, mycorrhizae, and an aerobic compost tea (ACT), were evaluated, alone and in conjunction with different crop rotations, for their efficacy in introducing beneficial microorganisms, affecting soil microbial community characteristics (SMCC), and reducing soilborne diseases of potato in greenhouse and field...

Mycorrhizae regulate elemental and energy flows in terrestrial ecosystems. We understand much of how mycorrhizae work, but integrating all possible mechanisms into a whole has proven elusive. Multiple evolutionary events and the long evolutionary history mean that different plants and fungi bring independent characteristics to the symbiosis. This variety results in extensive physiological varia...

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a phytopathogenic fungus that causes wilting and white rot in several species such as strawberry. The overuse of agrochemicals has caused environmental pollution plant resistance to phytopathogens. Inoculation crops with beneficial microorganisms arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM), plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), their metabolites considered an alternative agro...

At high soil concentrations, copper (Cu) is toxic to plant development. Symbiosis carried out between microorganisms and species are alternatives minimize toxicity in contaminated soil. The present study aimed select of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for the development wheat plants experimental design was completely randomized a 4 × 6 factorial arrangement, with four sources inocula: three mycor...

Soil fertility degradation has been accelerated by the heavy use of inorganic fertilizers for a long time, especially in agroforestry lands Sumbermanjing Wetan, Malang, East Java. This study was aimed to find out arbuscular mycorrhizae that can be used improving soil fertility. conducted purposive random sampling continued randomized block design with measured variables were basal area, canopy,...

Ex vitro strawberry plantlets from micropropagation and coinoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) biochar can provide beneficial health effects. In the present study, we evaluated effects of different proportions in presence absence AMF on production secondary metabolites leaves roots during ex acclimatization. Additionally, enzymatic activity substrate enriched was analyzed. The exp...

Abstract Foliar diseases, like powdery mildew, septoria leaf blotch (SLB) and stem rust, affect wheat plants causing severe yield losses. Biofertilizers Pseudomonas fluorescens Migula (NRC2041) Bacillus subtilis Ehrenberg (NRC313) or the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Glomus mosseae Tul. & C. (NRC212A) G. fasciculatum (NRC212B) were used for soil treatment followed by foliar spray with Tricho...