Table 2.
Fractional mycorrhizal colonization and mycorrhizal root length (mean ± SE) for inoculated seedlings of Boswellia
| Colonization percentage | Age | Water | Age × water | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 12 | 16 | F | P | WC | SP | F | P | F | P | |
| Arbuscular colonization | 0.404 ± 0.03 | 0.464 ± 0.03 | 0.577 ± 0.03 | 1.953 | 0.151 | 0.344 ± 0.02b | 0.62 ± 0.02a | 14.815 | 0.000 | 0.315 | 0.731 |
| Vesicular colonization | 0.631 ± 0.03 | 0.637 ± 0.03 | 0.657 ± 0.03 | 0.054 | 0.948 | 0.448 ± 0.02b | 0.814 ± 0.02a | 29.148 | 0.000 | 4.795 | 0.012 |
| Hyphal colonization | 0.649 ± 0.04b | 0.725 ± 0.04b | 0.915 ± 0.04a | 7.443 | 0.001 | 0.641 ± 0.03b | 0.885 ± 0.03a | 15.596 | 0.000 | 0.094 | 0.911 |
| Mycorrhizal root length | 13.091 ± 1.333 | 21.281 ± 1.333 | 32.35 ± 1.333 | 2.470 | 0.093 | 13.489 ± 1.264b | 32.137 ± 1.333a | 6.790 | 0.012 | 0.957 | 0.390 |
A two-way ANOVA is used to test for the effects of age and water and their interaction
Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments (P < 0.05)