Table 1. Effects of Funneliformis mosseae and Paraglomus occultum on root colonization, plant growth performance, and root total length of 5-month-old trifoliate orange seedlings grown in 37 μm nylon-mesh separated root/hyphae chambers.
| Dry weight (g) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Root colonization (%) | Plant height (cm) | Stem diameter (cm) | Leaf number per plant | Root total length (cm) | Shoot | Root |
| Non-AMF | 0.0 ± 0.0c | 9.6 ± 1.5c | 0.28 ± 0.03b | 12 ± 2c | 242 ± 18b | 0.89 ± 0.19c | 1.03 ± 0.11c |
| F. mosseae | 34.7 ± 4.5b | 27.7 ± 3.9a | 0.37 ± 0.03a | 25 ± 2a | 374 ± 42a | 2.57 ± 0.43a | 1.86 ± 0.14a |
| P. occultum | 43.7 ± 3.4a | 21.4 ± 3.6b | 0.33 ± 0.03a | 21 ± 3b | 320 ± 39a | 1.82 ± 0.24b | 1.29 ± 0.15b |
Note: Data (means ± SE, n = 4) followed by different letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) among mycorrhizal treatments.