Table 1 Two-way ANOVA of bacterial colonization.

From: The interactive effects of arbuscular mycorrhiza and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria synergistically enhance host plant defences against pathogens

MERCATO

 

14 days post inoculation

42 days post inoculation

Factor

d.f.

F

P

Factor

d.f.

F

P

GFP-fluorescent colonies

AMF

1

24.47

<0.001

AMF

1

0.85

0.358

PGPR

1

290.86

<0.001

PGPR

1

17.06

<0.001

PGPR*AMF

1

24.47

<0.001

PGPR*AMF

1

3.07

0.082

Non-fluorescent colonies

AMF

1

32.48

<0.001

AMF

1

60.25

<0.001

PGPR

1

134.01

<0.001

PGPR

1

209.04

<0.001

PGPR*AMF

1

32.48

<0.001

PGPR*AMF

1

125.53

<0.001

AVALON

 

14 days post inoculation

42 days post inoculation

Factor

d.f.

F

P

Factor

d.f.

F

P

GFP-fluorescent colonies

AMF

1

0.06

0.807

AMF

1

15.09

<0.001

PGPR

1

248.82

<0.001

PGPR

1

106.14

<0.001

PGPR*AMF

1

0.06

0.807

PGPR*AMF

1

15.09

<0.001

Non-fluorescent colonies

AMF

1

1.72

0.192

AMF

1

2.87

0.095

PGPR

1

26.08

<0.001

PGPR

1

32.81

<0.001

PGPR*AMF

1

1.50

0.223

PGPR*AMF

1

2.87

0.095

  1. Factor, independent variables (AMF, PGPR) and their interaction (PGPR*AMF); d.f., degrees of freedom; F, value for comparison with the critical value for significance; P, level of significance (P-value).