Table 3 Influence of different salinity levels on leaf relative water content (LRWC), root fresh weight (RFW), root dry weight (RDW), shoot fresh weight (SFW), shoot dry weight (SDW), plant height (PH), root length (RL), root surface (RS), root diameter (D), specific root length (SRL), and root tissue density (RTD), AMF1; Glomus sp.2, AMF2; G. albida, AMF3; G. decipiens; and control (C); not pre-inoculated with AMF.
Salinity levels | Treatment | LRWC (%) | RFW (g) | RDW (g) | SFW (g) | SDW (g) | PH (cm) | RL (cm) | RS (cm2) | D (mm) | SRL (m g−1) | RTD (g cm−3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 (dS m−1) | H4 (C) | 72.2c | 5.3b | 3.2b | 4.1b | 3.2b | 63b | 428c | 39.1c | 0.20b | 154a | 0.14b |
H4 + AMF1 | 73.3c | 5.7b | 3.5b | 3.9c | 2.3c | 61b | 434c | 60.9bc | 0.25a | 128c | 0.16b | |
H4 + AMF2 | 91.2a | 8.3a | 6.0a | 7.2a | 5.1a | 72a | 845a | 98.2 | 0.14c | 142b | 0.22a | |
H4 + AMF3 | 81.5b | 5.7b | 3.5b | 4.7b | 2.6c | 62b | 645b | 79.3ab | 0.21b | 150a | 0.15b | |
H8 (C) | 69.3b | 5.3c | 3.0b | 3.5c | 2.0c | 60b | 491b | 45.2b | 0.18a | 114b | 0.20a | |
H8 + AMF1 | 79.7ab | 7.4b | 5.7ab | 4.5b | 2.1bc | 68ab | 515b | 51.9b | 0.17b | 110c | 0.21a | |
H8 + AM2 | 88.5a | 9.8a | 7.6a | 6.5a | 4.8a | 76a | 718a | 75.0a | 0.17b | 119b | 0.20a | |
H8 + AM3 | 76.9ab | 6.9bc | 4.3b | 4.5b | 2.5b | 63b | 498b | 54.1b | 0.14c | 138a | 0.24a | |
P6 (C) | 71.1c | 8.5a | 5.1ab | 3.6c | 2.3b | 56c | 427c | 46.8b | 0.16b | 137a | 0.16b | |
P6 + AMF1 | 93.3a | 8.6a | 6.7a | 7.5a | 4.7a | 79a | 621a | 66.0a | 0.16b | 96c | 0.24a | |
P6 + AMF2 | 85.2b | 6.1b | 3.7b | 4.7b | 2.4b | 63b | 516b | 52.1b | 0.18a | 91c | 0.23a | |
P6 + AMF3 | 84.6b | 7.2ab | 5.0ab | 5.2b | 2.4b | 66b | 484c | 46.5b | 0.16b | 105b | 0.22a | |
15 (dS m−1) | H4 (C) | 63.2b | 4.4b | 2.5b | 3.2b | 1.5b | 52b | 259c | 26.3b | 0.17bc | 120a | 0.13b |
H4 + AMF1 | 65.2b | 4.9b | 2.7ab | 2.9b | 1.5b | 54b | 234c | 32.6b | 0.23a | 115a | 0.17b | |
H4 + AMF2 | 84.6a | 6.6a | 4.3a | 5.2a | 2.9a | 65a | 728a | 58.0a | 0.15c | 100b | 0.25a | |
H4 + AMF3 | 68.5b | 5.2ab | 3.1ab | 3.2b | 1.6b | 54b | 345b | 42.0ab | 0.20b | 119a | 0.17b | |
H8 (C) | 60.7c | 4.1b | 1.9c | 3.1c | 1.6c | 55b | 218c | 28.7d | 0.18b | 111b | 0.20b | |
H8 + AMF1 | 67.4bc | 6.7a | 3.8b | 4.0b | 1.8b | 62ab | 379b | 37.4c | 0.23a | 115b | 0.17b | |
H8 + AM2 | 81.8a | 8.2a | 5.8a | 5.6a | 4.1a | 68a | 581a | 65.7a | 0.19b | 112b | 0.20b | |
H8 + AM3 | 71.3b | 4.6b | 2.6c | 3.1c | 2.1b | 59b | 385b | 43.4b | 0.15c | 137a | 0.28a | |
P6 (C) | 63.6c | 4.2b | 1.8c | 3.1c | 1.6bc | 53c | 244b | 24.4c | 0.14b | 172a | 0.21a | |
P6 + AMF1 | 88.7a | 7.3a | 4.6a | 6.4a | 4.1a | 71a | 552a | 60.1a | 0.19a | 85d | 0.22a | |
P6 + AMF2 | 76.5b | 4.7b | 2.7bc | 3.2bc | 1.5c | 58b | 379ab | 37.9b | 0.16a | 133b | 0.29a | |
P6 + AMF3 | 74.3b | 6.1ab | 3.5ab | 3.8b | 2.0b | 59b | 360ab | 24.4c | 0.18a | 122c | 0.29a | |
20 (dS m−1) | H4 (C) | 53.6b | 4.1ab | 2.3ab | 2.9b | 1.2b | 55bc | 234b | 22.2c | 0.18b | 154a | 0.20a |
H4 + AMF1 | 56.0b | 4.0ab | 2.2ab | 2.7b | 1.3b | 53c | 273b | 28.4b | 0.15b | 153a | 0.21a | |
H4 + AMF2 | 75.7a | 5.6a | 3.1a | 4.4a | 2.7a | 61a | 481a | 33.6a | 0.11c | 145b | 0.29a | |
H4 + AMF3 | 57.3b | 3.4b | 1.6b | 2.5c | 1.1b | 56b | 251b | 33.4a | 0.22a | 113c | 0.17b | |
H8 (C) | 42.8c | 3.2c | 1.2c | 2.6c | 0.8c | 59b | 185c | 19.5c | 0.17b | 120bc | 0.19b | |
H8 + AMF1 | 53.5b | 5.0b | 2.8b | 4.2b | 1.6b | 63ab | 263bc | 27.8b | 0.24a | 113c | 0.16b | |
H8 + AM2 | 69.7a | 6.9a | 4.3a | 4.8a | 2.9a | 69a | 382a | 47.8a | 0.19ab | 115c | 0.19b | |
H8 + AM3 | 55.6b | 3.0c | 1.8bc | 2.7c | 1.7b | 61ab | 306ab | 32.4b | 0.13c | 187a | 0.23a | |
P6 (C) | 44.3c | 2.8b | 1.3b | 2.5c | 1.3b | 55c | 208b | 19.5d | 0.11c | 220a | 0.16b | |
P6 + AMF1 | 70.8a | 5.1a | 3.4a | 5.5a | 3.4a | 75a | 442a | 52.5a | 0.22a | 88c | 0.26a | |
P6 + AMF2 | 58.7b | 2.2ab | 1.8b | 2.3c | 1.3b | 63b | 304ab | 34.1b | 0.18ab | 153b | 0.17b | |
P6 + AMF3 | 56.8b | 4.6ab | 2.7a | 3.0b | 1.4b | 63b | 293ab | 29.4bc | 0.21ab | 132b | 0.16b |
