Table 2.
Mycorrhizal colonization rates, disease incidences, and indices of tomato plants inoculated with either Funneliformis mosseae, Alternaria solani, or both.
| Microbial inoculation |
Disease incidence (%) |
Disease index (%) |
Mycorrhizal colonization (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-inoculation control F. mosseae A. solani F. mosseae and A. solani |
0 c 0 c 63 ± 4.2 a 40.1 ± 5.3 b |
0 c 0 c 44.5 ± 2.6 a 17.2 ± 0.8 b |
0 c 60.3 ± 1.7 a 0 c 55.1 ± 1.5 b |
Four sets of bioassays were independently carried out and three pots per treatment were set up for each set of bioassays. Values are means ±SE. Significant differences (P < 0.05 using Tukey post hoc test) among treatments in the same column are indicated by different letters.