Evaluation the Effect of Local Endomycorrhizal Fungi on Growth of Solanum melongena and Capsicum annuum Plants in Gaza Strip

Abstract

The main objective of this work is to comparing the influence of local endomycorrhizae fungus (Glomus sp) isolated from the roots of some plants, then comparing the influence of local endomycorrhizae fungus and nutrition substances on the growth of two important seasonal plants in Gaza Strip. The fungus isolated from eggplant and pepper roots in PDA media, and obtaining pure cultures. 160 plants were grown of each species describe as: "40"divided as 20 mycorrihized and 20 non mycorrihized plants in sterilized soil. "40"divided as 20 nutritive and 20 non -nutritive plants sterilized soil. "40" divided as 20 mycorrihized and 20 non mycorrihized plants in non sterilized soil. "40" divided as 20 mycorrihized plants and 20 nutritive plants sterilized soil. Our results show a positive influence of the AMF and NS on the growth of Eggplant and pepper seedling compared with control in sterilized and non-sterilized soil in all growth parameters SL, WW, DW, RL, NL, RW and SW after incubated in the green house for two months. We conclude that the use of AMF gives positive influence on the growth of plants especially compared with control, and similar compared with plants grown on NS. According to these results we strongly recommend the use of symbiotic fungi as total or partial substitute of other fertilizer.