Table 2 F-values for different plant properties due to As or endophyte (main effects) or their interaction.
Plant Properties | As-effect | Endophyte-effect | Interaction effect | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phenotypic effects | Biomass | F(1,198) = 797.2; P < 0.0001 | F(8,198) = 1040; P < 0.0001 | F(8,198) = 239.7; P < 0.0001 | |||
Root length | F(1,198) = 134.9; P < 0.0001 | F(8,198) = 115; < 0.0001 | F(8,198) = 53.19; P < 0.0001 | ||||
Shoot length | F(1,198) = 118.8; P < 0.0001 | F(8,198) = 194.7; P < 0.0001 | F(8,198) = 64.18; P < 0.0001 | ||||
Leaf number | F(1,198) = 281.3; P < 0.0001 | F(8,198) = 60.17; P < 0.0001 | F(8,198) = 28.74; P < 0.0001 | ||||
Leaf area | F(1,198) = 93.25; P < 0.0001 | F(8,198) = 112.3; P < 0.0001 | F(8,198) = 29.43; P < 0.0001 | ||||
Total chlorophyll content | F(1,32) = 300.9; P < 0.0001 | F(1,32) = 258.6; P < 0.0001 | F(1,32) = 24.30; P < 0.0001 | ||||
Enzyme activities | As-effect | Endophyte-effect | Interaction effect | ||||
Root | Shoot | Root | Shoot | Root | Shoot | ||
GR activity | F(1,36) = 39.35; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 157.9; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 6.627; P = 0.0143 | F(1,36) = 1.894; P = 0.1772 (ns) | F(1,36) = 0.01235; P = 0.9121 (ns) | F(1,36) = 43.95; P < 0.0001 | |
GST activity | F(1,36) = 2.212; P = 0.1457 (ns) | F(1,36) = 1.198; P = 0.281 (ns) | F(1,36) = 2.435; P = 0.1274 (ns) | F(1,36) = 21.46; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 0.06844; P = 0.7951 (ns) | F(1,36) = 51.66; P < 0.0001 | |
Glutaredoxin activity | F(1,36) = 38.97; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 21.64; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 23.24; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 16.91; P = 0.0002 | F(1,36) = 79.74; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 45.77; P < 0.0001 | |
AsPOX activity | F(1,36) = 67.44; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 0.1590; P = 0.6924 (ns) | F(1,36) = 27.85; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 0.2627; P = 0.6114 (ns) | F(1,36) = 152.0; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 1.329; P = 0.2566 (ns) | |
POX activity | F(1,36) = 4.360; P = 0.0439 | F(1,36) = 0.6863; P = 0.4129 (ns) | F(1,36) = 3.986; P = 0.0535 (ns) | F(1,36) = 9.178; P = 0.0045 | F(1,36) = 7.454; P = 0.0097 | F(1,36) = 20.62; P < 0.0001 | |
Arsenate reductase activity | F(1,36) = 106.4; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 97.34; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 2.22; P = 0.1449 (ns) | F(1,36) = 34.02; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 26.57; P < 0.0001 | F(1,36) = 31.43; P < 0.0001 | |
