Table 3. Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on shoot dry matter (SDW) and shoot mineral mass of four S. aethiopicum cultivars. (Cont = Control, Ga = G. aggregatum, Gm = G. mosseae and Gv = G. versiforme).
|
Cultivars |
SDW
(g) |
P
(mg) |
N
(mg) |
K
(mg) |
||||||||||||
|
Cont. |
Ga |
Gm |
Gv |
Cont. |
Ga |
Gm |
Gv |
Cont. |
Ga |
Gm |
Gv |
Cont. |
Ga |
Gm |
Gv |
|
|
Cabrousse |
2.63c |
4.10a |
3.42ab |
2.56c |
12.91b |
18.4a |
21.4b |
8.70c |
41.37c |
90.91a |
76.38b |
48.13c |
04.61c |
164.62a |
138.71b |
100.61c |
|
L10 |
3.71c |
5.97b |
6.47a |
5.17b |
18.17b |
26.89a |
26.54a |
16.73b |
73.04b |
132.65a |
144.39a |
92.49b |
147.26d |
240.19b |
262.24a |
193.36c |
|
Sokhna |
4.03c |
5.58a |
4.78b |
5.21ab |
19.75b |
25.10a |
19.58b |
16.85b |
79.39c |
123.82a |
96.54b |
93.28b |
50.07c |
231.71a |
193.24b |
194.83b |
|
Keur Mbir. |
4.00bc |
5.11a |
4.44b |
3.32c |
14.84c |
23.00a |
18.21b |
11.19c |
59.69b |
113.5a |
99.82a |
61.90b |
120.29c |
205.50a |
179.92b |
129.40c |
Means within a row followed with the same letter are not significantly different (P=0.05) by the Newman-Keuls test.