Abstract

RUIZ, Pedro O  and  DAVEY, Charles B. Efectos del Manejo de Suelos de Laderas en Hongos Formadores de Micorrizas Arbusculares y en Bacterias Fijadoras de Nitrógeno en Ultisoles Sujetos a erosión pluvial en la Amazonia Peruana. Ecol. apl. [online]. 2003, vol.2, n.1, pp.87-92. ISSN 1726-2216.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization and nodulation in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp) plants growing in soils under alley-cropping, low-input continuous cropping, secondary forest, and bare soil on a slope were evaluated at 5, 15, 30 and 45 days after seed germination (DASG) under greenhouse conditions. Mycorrhizal colonization and nodulation in cowpeas differed greatly at their early growth stages in spite that any of the systems studied received phosphorus fertilizers. At similar low levels of soil available phosphorus in different soils, high levels of mycorrhizal colonization (low-input continuous cropping system) may be advantageous for plant growth and nodulation. Nodulation was absent in cowpeas growing in the secondary forest soil probably due to repressing effects of high levels of nitrogen in soil or to the lack of rhizobia for cowpeas. In the bare soil plot, cowpeas had a very low level of mycorrhizal colonization. Nodule formation was essentially zero, probably as effects of soil loss due to rainfall. Results obtained suggest the need for re-introduction of soil microorganisms for revegetation and land reclamation programs in severely disturbed soils like road banks, gas and oil pipelines, mining exposed areas, and others.

Keywords : Slopes; erosion; arbuscular mycorrhizae; nodulation; revegetation; Amazon.

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