Table 1.
Effect of inoculation with Epulorhiza repens isolate ML01and/or Umbelopsis nana isolate ZH3A-3 on the growth parameters of Cymbidium hybridum plantlets at 45 dpi
| Treatment | PRG (%) | Leaf FW (g) | Root FW (g) | Increased FW (g) | Leave DW (g) | Total DW (g) | MD (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| control | 22 | 0.76 ± 0.09b | 0.35 ± 0.13d | 0.34 ± 0.11d | 0.07 ± 0.01b | 0.09 ± 0.02c | 0 |
| ML01 | 53.3 | 1.19 ± 0.14a | 0.49 ± 0.20cd | 0.79 ± 0.17bc | 0.13 ± 0.04a | 0.17 ± 0.04ab | 46.5 |
| ZH3A-3 | 62.5 | 1.00 ± 0.12a | 0.71 ± 0.13ab | 0.84 ± 0.15ab | 0.12 ± 0.03a | 0.17 ± 0.04ab | 41.7 |
| ML01 + ZH3A-3 | 79.0 | 1.11 ± 0.12a | 0.89 ± 0.21a | 0.99 ± 0.14a | 0.14 ± 0.05a | 0.20 ± 0.07a | 50.0 |
All the data were mean of three biological replicates, ± standard deviation. (FW: fresh weight; DW: dry weight; MD (%): percentage of mycorrhizal dependency; PRG (%): the elongated root number/total root number × 100). Values followed by different lower-case letters within a column are significantly different at P < 0.05 according to DMRT.