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Table 4. Two commercial species of purple flesh yams (Dioscorea spp.) were inoculated with six species of AMF.

Polyphenol content of methanolic extracts from two species of purple flesh yams (Dioscorea spp.) flour inoculated with six species of AMF.

Polyphenol content of yams methanolic extract (mg/g)
AMF species	Zihyuxieshu					Tainung 5
	Tuber flesh	Increased rate (%)	Tuber peels	Increased rate (%)	Peels/Flesh ratio	Tuber flesh	Increased rate (%)	Tuber peels	Increased rate (%)	Peels/Flesh ratio
Gc	16.4e^*	−22.9	44.3c	−1.7	2.7	15.2de	6.7	39.2b	10.1	2.6
Ge	19.2d	−9.6	45.1c	0.1	2.4	18.9b	32.6	41.7a	17.1	2.2
Gf	15.0f	−29.7	40.1d	−11.1	2.7	17.0c	19.2	34.5c	−3.1	2.0
Gg	21.0c	−1.5	47.9b	6.2	2.3	19.9a	39.6	38.8b	9.0	2.0
Gm	30.0a	41.2	51.6a	14.6	1.7	16.2cd	13.2	41.1a	15.4	2.5
Asp	23.3b	9.6	43.8c	−2.9	1.9	15.5d	8.2	39.5b	11.0	2.6
Control	21.3c		45.1c		2.1	14.3e		35.6c		2.5

Notes.

AMF species

Columns with a different letter on are significantly different, n = 3.