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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-2812</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Agronómica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Agron.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-2812</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional de Colombia]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-28122017000200207</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/acag.v66n2.55545</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effectiveness of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi use in the cherimoya ( Annona cherimola Mill.) seedlings growth]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Eficiencia del uso de hongos micorrízicos arbusculares en el crecimiento de plántulas de chirimoya ( Annona cherimola Mill.)]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Viera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[William]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Campaña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Salomé]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vásquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Wilson]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Viteri]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pablo]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Zambrano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de las Américas (UDLA)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>66</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>207</fpage>
<lpage>213</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-28122017000200207&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-28122017000200207&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-28122017000200207&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.) is native to the inter-Andean valleys of southern Ecuador and northern Peru. In Ecuador, the yield of this fruit crop is low, mainly due to agricultural management problems and poor fertilization. This research aims to assess the effect of native mycorrhizal fungi on seedling growth of cherimoya (cultivar 'Cangahua'). Sampling of soil and roots was carried out in 14 production sites of cherimoya. Soils where obtained the largest number of spores and greatest percentage of mycorrhizal colonization were those collected in Tumbabiro (plot 10), Gonzanamá, Paute and San Francisco de Atahualpa. These soils were used to propagate the inoculums in trap plants (Sorghum vulgare ) and subsequently, they were used to inoculate the seeds and seedlings of cherimoya. There was no statistical difference to jointly analyze the results obtained in the inoculated seeds and seedlings. However, independently, the inoculum coming from the soil of Tumbabiro obtained the best results by doubling the content of total phosphorus and 47% increase in dry matter in cherimoya seedlings compared to control.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El chirimoyo (Annona cherimola Mill.), es originario de las vertientes interandinas del sur del Ecuador, norte del Perú. En el Ecuador el cultivo de chirimoya tiene un rendimiento bajo, debido principalmente a problemas de manejo agronómico y una pobre fertilización. La presente investigación tiene por objeto evaluar el efecto de las micorrizas nativas en el crecimiento de plántulas de chirimoya (cultivar 'Cangahua'). Se realizó el muestreo de los suelos y raíces en 14 sitios de producción de chirimoya. Los suelos que obtuvieron el mayor número de esporas y porcentaje de colonización de hongos micorrízicos fueron los colectados en Tumbabiro (Lote 10), Gonzanamá, Paute y San Francisco de Atahualpa. Estos suelos se utilizaron para propagar inóculo en plantas trampa (Sorghum vulgare ) y posteriormente, se inóculos se los utilizaron para inocular semillas y plántulas de chirimoya. No existieron diferencias estadísticas al comparar los resultados de la inoculación en semillas y plántulas; sin embargo, al analizar independientemente, el inóculo proveniente del suelo de Tumbabiro obtuvo los mejores resultados al duplicar el contenido de fósforo total e incrementar en 47% la materia seca en las plántulas de chirimoya comparadas con el control.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[foliar phosphorus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[native mycorrhizal innoculum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[trap plant]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[colonización micorrízica arbuscular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fósforo foliar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[inóculo micorrízico nativo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[planta trampa]]></kwd>
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