RESPONSE OF LOQUAT SEEDLING (ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA L.) FOR MYCORRHIZA, ALGA AL-ZUHOOR, AND FOLIAR SPRAYING WITH BIO-FERTILIZER (EM1)

The experiment included three factors, as the first factor included the ground adding of the two levels, which are (without adding, the adding of the Mycorrhiza) The second factor included the adding of the seaweed extract (ALGA AL-Zuhoor) at two levels (without adding, the adding of the ALGA 5 ml.L-1). The third factor included foliar spraying with EM1 in three levels which are (without spray, 5 ml. L -1, 10 ml. L-1). The experiment was conducted according to the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) and with three factors (2 x 2 x 3), and the experiment contained (12) treatments. All treatments were distributed randomly within the same replicates. The results were analyzed according to the variance analysis and averages were compared using the Genstat 2010 test under a 5% probability level. The results are as follows: The results indicated that the Mycorrhizae recorded a significant effect on the number of leaves, the leaf area and their content of chlorophyll, the percentage of dry matter in the leaves and the leaf content of the nutrients (Fe Mg NPK) with respect to individual treatments. The second interaction treatment between the Mycorrhiza and EM1 10 ml.L -1 was obtained by giving it the highest results for the previous traits compared to the control treatment. As for the triple interaction treatment between the Mycorrhiza and ALGA and foliar spray with EM1 10 ml.L-1. The results indicated that it gave a significant effect in improving all studied traits compared to the control treatment.