Table 1 Effects of Funneliformis mosseae and Paraglomus occultum on root AMF colonization and growth performance of trifoliate orange seedlings under WW and DS.
From: Mycorrhizas alter sucrose and proline metabolism in trifoliate orange exposed to drought stress
Water status | AMF status | Root AMF colonization (%) | Plant height (cm) | Stem diameter (mm) | Leaf number | Biomass (g DW/plant) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leaf | Stem | Root | ||||||
WW | +F. mosseae | 57.5 ± 5.5b | 43.0 ± 2.2b | 3.58 ± 0.14b | 33.3 ± 2.0b | 0.42 ± 0.02b | 1.12 ± 0.05b | 0.93 ± 0.07b |
+P. occultum | 70.5 ± 5.6a | 59.1 ± 1.8a | 3.92 ± 0.19a | 42.8 ± 2.8a | 0.73 ± 0.05a | 1.67 ± 0.06a | 1.37 ± 0.11a | |
Non-AMF | 0.0 ± 0.0e | 25.3 ± 1.6e | 2.59 ± 0.07d | 24.1 ± 1.2c | 0.26 ± 0.02d | 0.53 ± 0.02e | 0.63 ± 0.03d | |
DS | +F. mosseae | 34.2 ± 3.0d | 29.7 ± 2.4d | 2.72 ± 0.17d | 23.0 ± 1.6c | 0.26 ± 0.03d | 0.59 ± 0.05d | 0.65 ± 0.10 cd |
+P. occultum | 49.7 ± 5.1c | 39.2 ± 2.5c | 2.98 ± 0.18c | 33.6 ± 2.9b | 0.32 ± 0.03c | 0.82 ± 0.05c | 0.75 ± 0.05c | |
Non-AMF | 0.0 ± 0.0e | 20.1 ± 1.2f | 2.28 ± 0.08e | 19.3 ± 0.8d | 0.21 ± 0.02e | 0.46 ± 0.01f | 0.52 ± 0.04e | |
Signification | ||||||||
AMF | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |
DS | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |
AMF × DS | ** | ** | ** | * | ** | ** | ** | |
