Root Colonisation and Growth Responses of African Eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum L.) to Indigenous and Commercial Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Inoculants
Background: African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum L.) is an important vegetable crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but its productivity is constrained by declining soil fertility and increasing reliance on chemical inputs. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) represent a potential sustainable biofertilisation strategy, although...