Effects of Bio-Amendment of Coconut Dust with Empty Fruit Bunch Compost on the Efficacy of Mycorrhizae Under Deficit Fertigation

Mohd Fauzihan Karim; Mohd Razi Ismail

doi:10.11113/mjfas.v19n6.3164

Authors

Mohd Fauzihan Karim ᵃSustainable Agriculture and Green Technology Research, Kulliyyah of Science, International; Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia; ᵇDepartment of Plant Science, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Mohd Razi Ismail Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Research, University Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5670-9279

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/mjfas.v19n6.3164

Keywords:

Fertigation, water deficit, PSII, evapotranspiration, compost

Abstract

It has been known that the application of beneficial fungi and compost, has a favourable effect on easing water deficiency stress in plants, hence helping to boost agricultural activities in times of climate uncertainty. In this study, the influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in combination with oil palm empty fruit bunch compost (EFB) on the growth, yield, and physiology of chilli under deficit fertigation was investigated. Throughout the study, five-week-old chilli seedlings were fertigated daily with 100% and 60% of daily evapotranspiration (ET) readings. Three days after transplanting, 10g of sandy soil containing roughly 120-150 mycorrhizal spores was applied to the root zone. Physiological data such as real-time photosynthesis and stomatal conductance were measured at vegetative, early flowering, fruit setting, and maturity or harvesting stages. Meanwhile, yield and morphological measurements were recorded at the end of the study. It was discovered that the addition of EFB to the coconut coir dust media enhanced the beneficial effects of AMF on all parameters including total biomass, chlorophyll fluorescence Fv/Fm, total chlorophylls, photosynthesis rate and stomatal conductance regardless of fertigation levels. The study also revealed that AMF inoculation alone was less effective than non-inoculation + EFB. In conclusion, it is suggested that incorporation of AMF and EFB compost positively affect the yield, growth and physiology of chilli under deficit fertigation.

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