Table I.
Mean total gallotannin (GT) and free gallic acid (GA) contents in the rhizome and the rhizospheric soil samples of exotic and native P. australis collected from different populations in Delmarva Peninsula
Different letters on the columns indicate statistically significant difference between isolates. Means with common letters are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 according to Duncan's multiple range test. Pop, Population.
| GA μm/g FW |
GT μm/g FW |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhizome | Rhizospheric Soil | Rhizome | Rhizospheric Soil | |
| Native | ||||
| Pop 1 | 8.70 ± 0.42 c | 5.80 ± 0.28 d | 41.30 ± 0.99 c | 23.80 ± 0.85 b |
| Pop 2 | 11.20 ± 1.41 c | 7.40 ± 0.28 cd | 22.20 ± 7.64 c | 21.56 ± 4.19 b |
| Pop 3 | 9.90 ± 1.56 c | 7.60 ± 1.41 cd | 38.45 ± 17.47 c | 35.95 ± 1.20 b |
| Pop 4 | 10.90 ± 0.42 c | 9.50 ± 0.99 c | 47.60 ± 15.41 c | 38.75 ± 0.21 b |
| Exotic | ||||
| Pop 1 | 15.40 ± 0.28 b | 8.20 ± 0.28 cd | 240.31 ± 40.01 ab | 210.93 ± 0.41 a |
| Pop 2 | 11.30 ± 0.14 c | 14.80 ± 1.13 b | 213.45 ± 2.84 b | 228.70 ± 0.00 a |
| Pop 3 | 12.16 ± 0.62 bc | 22.50 ± 2.97 a | 194.61 ± 0.41 b | 238.80 ± 46.95 a |
| Pop 4 | 48.80 ± 3.39 a | 7.20 ± 0.57 cd | 263.70 ± 37.57 a | 254.90 ± 62.93 a |