MYCOgold®
MYCOgold®
MYCOgold® - is a product containing a mixture of several species of beneficial soil fungi, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) which have been locally isolated from different locations and soil series.
Mycorrhiza is a native soil fungus that is known to form symbiotic relationship upon contact with the plant roots and enhances roots development. This will then help the plants to better absorb nutrients from the surrounding soil area.
Each bag of MYCOgold® contains mycorrhizal hyphae, infected root bits and viable spores with sterilized sand as the carrier medium. It contains 95% of endo-mycorrhizal spores and 5% of additives that assists in prolonging the life of mycorrhizae in MYCOgold®.
These additives also assist in improving the efficiency of MYCOgold® in the field. MYCOgold® is able to reduce the time of oil palm seedlings in the nursery by about 2 months; bringing the nursery time from the normal 12 months to 10 months.
“Our Mycorrhiza patent was granted by MyIPO in 2011; Patent No. MY-145060-A”
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EFFECTS OF MYCORRHIZA ON PRODUCTIVITY OF ROSELLE research paper by Aulia, R. A1., Mohamad, O1., Marlina, M1., Rasli, H2.,Fuad, S. N3. & Zainal, A. I3.
1PPSSSA, FST, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi
2MARDI Jeram Pasu, Kelantan
3MyAgri Hi-Tech, Nilai
ABSTRACT
This research was carried out to study the effects of mycorrhiza {MYCOgold(TM) (root enhancer) andMYCOblend(TM) (semi-organic fertilizer)} on roselle productivity in sandy soil in Kelantan. Arbuscularmycorrhizal fungi (AMF) forms symbiotic associations with plant roots, which enhance growth and developmentof most agronomic and horticultural plants. The species have been isolated from different locations and soilseries. There are three categories of AMF, and we used endo-mycorrhizal category in this research. AMF canincrease the uptake of nutrients such as phosphorus, nitrogen, zinc, iron, copper, potassium, magnesium andsulfur and other ions. MYCOgold(TM) and MYCOblend(TM) showed positive effects on roselle because ofincreased plant productivity. The treatment that gave high productivity was MYCOgold(TM) at 400 g per plantand MYCOblend(TM) at 300 g per plant. The preliminary findings of the study showed the importance ofmycorrhiza on the productivity of roselle, in particular its positive effects on fruit number per plant, fruit weightper plant, fruit weight and calyx weight per fruit.
Keywords: mycorrhiza; biofertilizer; roselle.
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Uses of Mycorrizal Fungi
Do mycorrhizae stimulate root growth?
Generally, mycorrhizae stimulate plant growth, including root growth, due to improved plant nutrition.
How do mycorrhizae increase nutrient uptake?
Mycorrhizal fungi form an intricate web that captures and assimilates nutrients, thus conserving the nutrient capital in soils. In non-mycorrhizal conditions much of these resources are wasted or lost from the system. Mycorrhizae increase the surface absorbing area of roots 10 to 100 times, thereby greatly improves the ability of the plants to utilize the soil potential resources. They increase nutrient uptake not only by increasing the root surface area for absorption, but they also release powerful root exudates into the soil that assists to dissolve hard to capture nutrients such as phosphorous , iron and other “tightly bound” soil nutrients. This extraction process is particularly important in plant nutrition and explains why non-mycorrhizal plants require high levels of fertility to maintain their health.
How do mycorrhizal fungi improve soil structure?
Mycorrhizal filaments produce humic compounds and organic “glues” (extra cellular polysaccharides) that bind soils into aggregates and improve soil porosity. High soil porosity promotes aeration, water movement into soil, root growth, and distribution.
What other activities do mycorrhizal fungi do?
Mycorrhizal fungi are involved with a wide variety of other activities that benefit plant establishment and growth. The same extensive network of fungal filaments which is important to nutrient uptake is also important for water uptake and storage. In non-irrigated conditions, mycorrhizal plants are under far less drought stress compared to non-mycorrhizal plants.
YouTube videos
Mycorrhizal Fungi Animation
How do Mycorrhizal Fungi help your plants to grow? This video will tell you everything you need to know about this remarkable symbiotic relationship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v88gbtKBTv4
MYCORRHIZAE: How does the symbiosis take place?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkFrdXSWsoY
Applying Mycorrhizal Fungi
What plants form specialized symbiotic relationship with mycorrhizal fungi?
Over 90% of the world’s plant species able to form association with mycorrhizal fungi except semi-aquatic plants.
Are some types of mycorrhizal fungi better for some plants?
Mycorrhizal fungi exhibit relatively little host specificity, but some species or strains function better in certain soils than others, so the plant response can be greater. Therefore, fungi can be selected to best match the soil of application regarding soil pH, organic matter content, etc.
If there are mycorrhizal fungi in the soil, why inoculate?
The mycorrhizal fungi in the soil may be relatively few and located some distance away from new plant roots, thus delaying the formation of mycorrhizae for some time. That delay could be critical to the growth process and benefits from mycorrhizae. The sooner mycorrhizae form, the better for the plant.
How do you apply these mycorrhizal fungi?
Mycorrhizal application is easy and requires no special equipment. The goal is to create physical contact between the mycorrhizal inoculant and the plant’s root. Mycorrhizal inoculant can be broadcasted onto roots during transplanting, worked into seed beds or blended into potting soil. Application on existence planted tree is by using sub-soil technique. Up to 4 pockets need to be dug at approximately 2 – 3 feet from the plant.
What is the minimum amount of inoculum needed to form mycorrhizae?
Mycorrhizae can form from only one spore that germinates and infects a root, but it may take a long time for the fungus to spread to a significant portion of the root system. Therefore, it is better to initiate multiple infection sites to speed up the colonization process. The minimum needed depends on the size and age of the root system.
Can I apply pesticides to mycorrhizal fungi?
Pesticides applied to the foliage of plants generally do not have any adverse effects on mycorrhizae formation or function. Some fungicides applied to soil do inhibit mycorrhizae; soil fumigants can kill mycorrhizal fungi.
Do fertilizer applications affect mycorrhizae?
A high rate of fertilizers, especially phosphorus, inhibits the formation of mycorrhizae; organic fertilizers seem to have a less inhibitory effect on mycorrhizae than inorganic, soluble fertilizers.
Are mycorrhizal fungi present in typical compost soils?
Mycorrhizal fungi are not present in compost unless the compost contained plant roots. If the compost has been heated from microbial activity, then the mycorrhizal fungi may have been killed.
