Multiplication Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Corn (Zea mays L.) with Pots Culture at Greenhouse

¹ Faculty of Agriculture, Nahdlatul Wathan Mataram University, Jl. Kaktus No.1-3, Mataram 83126, Indonesia
² Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University, Jl. PB Sudirman, Denpasar 80113, Indonesia
³ Faculty of Mathematic and Science, Udayana University. Jl. PB Sudirman, Denpasar 80113, Indonesia
⁴ Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 21302 Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
⁵ Department of Agrotechnology, Merdeka University of Madiun, Jl. Serayu No.79, Madiun 63133, East Java, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: sukmawatiNW69@gmail.com

Abstract

This study was multiplicated by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) indigenous in corn with pots culture at the greenhouse. The research will be conducted from August 2019 to October 2019 in Greenhouse, Laboratory of Microbiology, Mataram University, Indonesia. This research aims to determine the influence of AMF in dry land and the application of fertilizer concentration. This research was conducted isolate exploration in four villages at the Pujut Central district, Lombok, Indonesia i.e. Mertak, Sukadana, Kuta, and Sengkol Village. This research is an experimental study with a completely randomized factorial design with two factors i.e the AMF isolate type and the concentration of Johnson’s nutrient solution. The first factor with the level without AMF Isolates, Isolate 1, Isolate 2, and Isolate 3. While the second factor is the Johnson nutrient concentration i.e 50 % and 75 % solution. The results showed that were differences in growth such as crop height and the number of leaves where Isolate 1, gave the highest growth and number of leaves. The identification was obtained the Isolate 1 showed highest spore’s density and root infections is Isolate 1 with a spherical shape.