Table 2. Significance of variable variations between AMF and non-AMF colonized seedlings under WW and DS.
AMF | DS | AMF × DS | |
---|---|---|---|
Fructose concentration | ** | ** | NS |
Glucose concentration | ** | ** | NS |
Sucrose concentration | ** | ** | ** |
AI | ** | ** | ** |
NI | ** | NS | ** |
SS | ** | NS | ** |
SPS | ** | ** | ** |
Net activity of sucrose-metabolized enzymes | ** | ** | ** |
RWC | ** | ** | NS |
Proline concentration | ** | ** | * |
P5CR | ** | ** | NS |
P5CS | ** | ** | NS |
OAT | * | ** | NS |
ProDH | ** | NS | * |
*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; NS: not significant. Abbreviation: AI, acid invertase; AMF, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus; DS, drought stress; NI, neutral invertase; OAT, ornithine-δ-aminotransferase; P5CR, Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase; P5CS, Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase; ProDH, proline dehydrogenase; RWC, relative water content; SPS, sucrose phosphate synthase; SS, sucrose synthase (degrading direction); WW, well watered.