The effects of applications of fertigation and mycorrhiza on yield and nutrient uptake of tomato and pepper plants

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different fertilization frequency and inoculation of mycorrhizae on yield and nutrient uptake of tomato and pepper plants. The experiment was carried out under field conditions during two years with three replications at University of Çukurova, Faculty of Agriculture. In experiment fertigation was compared with conventional irrigation system and mycorrhiza (Glomus caledonium) was inoculated and tomato and pepper were used as test plant. Yield, tomato and pepper plants leaves N, P, K, Fe, Zn, Mn and Cu concentraiton and root colonization were determined.Results revealed that, without phosphorus application mycorrhizae inoculated in every irrigation and second irrigations pepper and tomato plants yield were significantly increased. The application of fertilizer in every irrigation significantly increased P concentration of tomato and pepper plants, compared with other treatments. Also the mycorrhizae inoculated plants have higher yield and nutrition uptake than non-inoculated plants.