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.