When and how to use Mycorrhiza

Mycorrhiza effect on chilli plant
  • It provides strength to the plants, making them disease-free and stress-tolerant 
  • Increases the immune power of the crop in turn increasing product quality.
  • Mycorrhiza expands the area of the roots increasing their water absorption rate.

Mycorrhiza can be used in three ways

  • Soil treatment: Mix 4 kg/acre Mycorrhiza in 50 kg of well-decomposed cow dung or vermicompost/farm soil and then mix it in the soil before sowing   
  • Broadcasting: In 25-30 days of sowing, Mix 4 kg/acre Mycorrhiza in 50 kg of well-decomposed cow dung or vermicompost/farm soil and then spread over the soil. 
  • Through drip irrigation: Use of Mycorrhiza as drip irrigation 25-30 days of sowing at the rate of 100 gram/acre in standing crop. 
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Importance of Mycorrhiza in crops

Mycorrhiza effect on chilli plant
  • A mutual symbiotic relationship between the roots of any fungus and plants is called myco rider. 
  • In this type of relationship, the fungus becomes dependent on the root of the plants and becomes an important component of soil-life.
  • Mycorrhiza plays an important role in a good crop. There is a connection between mycorrhiza fungi and plant roots.
  • Mycorrhiza helps in capturing various types of plant nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen, and small nutrients from the soil.
  • Play an important role in increasing crop yield. Mycorrhiza accelerates the processes through plants. It helps in keeping the plants green under drought-like conditions.
  • The function of mycorrhiza is to increase the availability of phosphorus by 60–80%.
  • The use of mycorrhiza leads to better growth of roots.
  • Mycorrhiza causes better absorption of nutrients by the roots in the plants and helps in maintaining moisture around the plants.
  •  Mycorrhiza protects crops from soil-borne pathogens.
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