Pengaruh Penambahan Media Tanam terhadap Keberhasilan Aplikasi Pangkas Akar dan Inokulasi Fungi Ektomikoriza pada Bibit Melinjo

Abstract

Root pruning has been known to fix root’s root system and enhancing ectomycorrhiza colonization in 2 months old melinjo seeds, but during 6 months of observation, it is not giving any significant effect to enhance growth of seedlings. This research aimed to determine the effect of replenishment of planting media and time of observation to the success rate of ectomycorrhiza fungal infection and the growth of inoculated melinjo seedlings after 8 months. Planting media replenishment affected the growth of roots and shoots of the observed melinjo seedlings. Planting media replenishment shown its influence to the growth of melinjo seedlings at the 3rd month of after weaned. Root pruning is no longer giving a significant effect, either to ectomycorrhiza colonization or melinjo seedlings growth. Fungi’s ectomycorrhiza inoculation enhance the growth of melinjo seedlings.