Table 1.
Effect of Sebacina vermifera and switchgrass cocultivation on switchgrass biomass production under drought stress in vitro conditionsa
| Treatment | No. of seedlings per container after: |
Fresh wt (mg/container) (mean ± LSD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planting | Drought exposure (mean ± LSD) | ||
| Expt 1 | |||
| Cocultivation | |||
| Strain MAFF 305828 | 4 | 3.46 ± 0.26 A | 148.62 ± 13.45 A |
| Strain MAFF 305830 | 4 | 3.69 ± 0.26 A | 143.08 ± 13.45 A |
| Control | 4 | 3.54 ± 0.26 A | 97.46 ± 13.45 B |
| Significance for treatment results | n.s. | ** | |
| Expt 2 | |||
| Cocultivation | |||
| Strain MAFF 305828 | 4 | 3.80 ± 0.20 A | 122.59 ± 12.20 A |
| Strain MAFF 305830 | 4 | 3.60 ± 0.20 A | 96.48 ± 12.20 B |
| Control | 4 | 3.10 ± 0.20 B | 58.11 ± 12.20 C |
| Significance for treatment results | ** | ** | |
| Expt 1 and 2 | |||
| Cocultivation | |||
| Strain MAFF 305828 | 4 | 3.61 ± 0.17 A | 137.30 ± 10.65 A |
| Strain MAFF 305830 | 4 | 3.65 ± 0.17 A | 122.82 ± 10.65 A |
| Control | 4 | 3.35 ± 0.17 A | 80.35 ± 10.65 B |
| Significance for treatment results | n.s. | ** | |
a
**, P ≤ 0.01; n.s., not significant. Values with different letters within the drought exposure and fresh weight columns for a given experiment represent significantly different results at a ≥99% confidence level.