Application of mycorrhizae and rhizobacteria inoculations in the cultivation of processing tomato under water shortage

Nemeskéri, E., Le, A. T., Bakr, J., Posta, K., Neményi, A. B., Pék, Z., Takács, S., & Helyes, L. (2023). Application of mycorrhizae and rhizobacteria inoculations in the cultivation of processing tomato under water shortage. Acta Agraria Debreceniensis, 2, 111-118. https://doi.org/10.34101/actaagrar/2/13340

Abstract

The effect of mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on some physiological properties, yield and soluble solid content (Brix) of ‘Uno Rosso’ F₁ processing tomato was studied under water scarcity. Inoculation was performed with mycorrhizal fungi (M) and rhizobacteria preparation (PH) at sowing (M1, PH1) and sowing + planting (M2, PH2). The treated and untreated plants were grown with regular irrigation (RI = ET100%), with deficit irrigation (DI = ET50%) and without irrigation (I0). In drought, the canopy temperature of plants inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (M1, M2) decreased significantly, however, the decrease was small in those treated with the bacterium (PH1, PH2), while the SPAD value of the leaves of plants treated only with Phylazonit increased significantly. On two occasions, inoculations (M2, PH2) significantly increased the total yield and marketable yield, however, under water deficiency, a higher rate of green yield was detected than untreated plants. In dry year using deficit irrigation, the one-time inoculation (M1, PH1) provided a more favorable Brix value, while the double treatments reduced the Brix. In moderate water scarcity, the use of mycorrhizal inoculation (M2) is preferable, while under weak water stress, the use of rhizobacteria inoculation (PH2) is more favorable.

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Name	Gyöngyi Kovács
E-mail:	kovacsgy@agr.unideb.hu

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