Response of citrus to vesicular–arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation in unsterile soils

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Abstract
Response of citrus [Citrus reticulata] to inoculation with the endomycorrhizal fungus Glomus fasciculatum in 4 soil types of India was studied under greenhouse conditions. Inoculation increased the dry weight of shoot and root and nutrient content of plants. Plants grown in sandy soils responded to a greater extent compared with plants grown in clayey or lateritic soils. Mycorrhizal inoculation could be beneficial in certain unsterile soils in spite of the presence of native endophytes.