Effect of Compost, Mycorrhizal inoculation and Chemical Fertilizers on Growth of Sorghum

Abstract

The study was conducted at the greenhouse facility of the College of Agricultural Studies (CAS) Shambat, Sudan University of Sciences and Technology (SUST), to evaluate the impact of using organic fertilizer (compost), biofertilizer (Mycorrhizal fungi) and Chemical fertilizers (Nitrogen and phosphorous) of sorghum (Sorghum bicolour L.) Mogod variety growth and growth components. The study was carried out during the year 2015-2016. In the laboratory experiment mycorrhizal fungi was isolated from sorghum plant rhizosphere from the field of the College of Agricultural Studies. Nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium were determined in sorghum tissue. The results showed that there were no significant differences among most of the parameters studied, The results also indicated that the compost enhanced growth of sorghum more than Mycorrhiza and chemical fertilizers (nitrogen and phosphorus).