Table 2.
Average AMF colonization of non-transgenic and transgenic wheat lines infected with Ri at 36 dpi from two independent experiments
| Wheat line | Leaf number/ plant | Plant height (cm) | Percent colonizationa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SEM | P value | Mean ± SEM | P value | Mean ± SEM | P value | |
| BWb | 5 ± 0.20 | – | 21.00 ± 2.41 | – | 15.25 ± 3.28 | – |
| BW-B-4b | 6 ± 0.20 | 0.0341* | 20.70 ± 2.93 | 0.9147 | 14.45 ± 2.77 | 0.8580 |
| XC9b | 7 ± 0.24 | – | 19.50 ± 3.75 | – | 21.50 ± 4.83 | – |
| XC9-104-1b | 6 ± 0.60 | 0.7990 | 15.4 ± 1.88 | 0.3998 | 24.50 ± 6.03 | 0.7024 |
| BW Mockc | 5 ± 0.00 | – | 21.37 ± 0.72 | – | Not applicable | |
| BW-B-4 Mockc | 6 ± 0.17 | 0.0005*** | 23.65 ± 0.72 | 0.0491* | Not applicable | |
| XC9 Mockc | 6 ± 0.63 | – | 22.55 ± 1.12 | – | Not applicable | |
| XC9-104-1 Mockc | 6 ± 0.52 | 1.000 | 19.13 ± 1.39 | 0.1037 | Not applicable | |
aMycorrhizal colonization includes the observations of internal hyphae, arbuscules and vesicles
bEight plants were evaluated for treatment
cSix plants were evaluated for mock
*, *** Indicate significant difference at P = 0.05 and P = 0.001 in the student’s t test