Development Physiological and Stimulation of Roots Architecture in Cucumis sativus L. Plants Inoculated with Trichoderma longibrachiatum

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Development Physiological and Stimulation of Roots Architecture in Cucumis sativus L. Plants Inoculated with Trichoderma longibrachiatum

Vianey Méndez-Trujillo², Emmanuel Vargas-Bejarano¹, Juan Carlos Vázquez-Angulo¹, Daniel González-Mendoza¹ ,Onecimo Grimaldo-Juarez¹, Rosalba Troncoso-Rojas³ and Esau Ruiz-Sanchez⁴

¹Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (ICA-UABC). Carretera a Delta s/n C.P. 21705, Ejido Nuevo León, Baja California, México.

²Instituto de Ingeniería de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Blvd Benito Juárez S-N, Mexicali 21280, Baja California, México

³Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Coordinación de Tecnología de Alimentos de Origen Vegetal, Carretera a La Victoria km. 0.6, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, México

⁴Instituto Tecnológico de Conkal. Km 16,3, Antigua Carretera Mérida-Motul, Conkal, Yucatán, CP 97345, México.

J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2013;7(2):997-1001

Received: 21/10/2012 | Accepted: 03/12/2012 | Published: 30/06/2013

Abstract

We performed inoculation of Cucumis sativus L., seedlings with T. longibrachiatum strain ICA-4, with the objective to evaluate the physiological changes on the development of the seedlings. The results indicated that inoculated seedlings had higher development with respect to non-inoculated seedlings. The range values of relative growth rate, doubling time, height and number of leaves (0.06 g g¹days¹, 11.55 days, 29.26 cm and 6.34, respectively) were significantly higher that those observed in uninoculated plants (0.02 g g¹days¹, 34.65 days, 14.08 cm and 3.2, respectively). With respect to the radical architecture inoculated seedlings showed a higher percentage of roots 2^nd (256 %), 3^rd(237 %) and 4^th (222 %) order with respect to control plants.

Keywords

Cucumis sativus L., Trichoderma sp, Roots architecture, Mexicali valley

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