Table 5.

Effect of As addition levels and AMF treatments on concentrations of carotenoids, proline, α-tocopherol and total ascorbate in T. aestivum L. var. HD-2967 plants.

As addition levels (mg kg-1 soil)	AMF treatment	Carotenoids(μg g-1 fresh weight)	Proline(μg g-1 fresh weight)		α-Tocopherol(μg g-1 fresh weight)		Total ascorbate(μg g-1 fresh weight)
		Shoot	Shoot	Root	Shoot	Root	Shoot	Root
0	NM	766.7 ± 13.7 b	57.2 ± 1.8 a	78.7 ± 0.9 a	7.52 ± 0.9 a	4.9 ± 1.2 a	125.5 ± 4.9 a	268.8 ± 7.7 a
	M1	970.0 ± 8.9 e	99.5 ± 0.5 b	188.7 ± 2.7 b	9.92 ± 0.8 a	7.4 ± 1.4 ab	235.5 ± 5.0 c	300.0 ± 3.4 b
	M2	900.0 ± 8.9 d	127.9 ± 2.4 c	287.0 ± 3.2 c	9.55 ± 0.5 a	7.9 ± 0.9 b	184.2 ± 10.5 b	382.6 ± 6.5 d
25	NM	863.3 ± 18.6 c	224.3 ± 2.8 c	275.33 ± 4.3 d	9.3 ± 0.7 a	7.4 ± 1.4 b	176.1 ± 1.9 b	328.8 ± 5.2 c
	M1	1060.0 ± 8.9 g	81.3 ± 1.1 d	124.19 ± 2.7 e	19.9 ± 1.7 c	16.0 ± 0.7 c	259.9 ± 4.3 cd	481.0 ± 4.9 f
	M2	1110.0 ± 17.9 h	122.7 ± 1.7 e	236.40 ± 5.6 g	24.9 ± 1.1 d	20.8 ± 0.7 d	279.3 ± 6.8 d	482.1 ± 7.0 f
50	NM	763.3 ± 5.2 b	150.6 ± 17.5 d	322.18 ± 3.0 g	9.8 ± 2.0 a	9.1 ± 0.4 b	382.6 ± 6.5 e	426.6 ± 5.8 e
	M1	1016.7 ± 27.3 f	247.7 ± 1.0 e	407.04 ± 5.5 h	21.8 ± 1.2 cd	16.7 ± 0.4 c	432.9 ± 11.0 f	512.3 ± 2.7 g
	M2	966.7 ± 5.2 e	99.4 ± 0.4 f	156.56 ± 0.9 i	45.9 ± 1.2 f	23.3 ± 0.9 de	550.6 ± 16.3 g	517.2 ± 7.5 g
100	NM	576.7 ± 5.2 a	148.5 ± 1.6 g	281.53 ± 0.5 f	13.7 ± 1.0 b	9.1 ± 0.5 b	403.3 ± 8.0 e	427.4 ± 6.4 e
	M1	980.0 ± 8.9 e	199.6 ± 0.3 h	350.91 ± 1.6 j	36.4 ± 1.2 e	25.1 ± 0.5 e	658.5 ± 8.5 h	760.2 ± 5.7 h
	M2	1126.7 ± 13.6 h	273.8 ± 0.8 i	441.11 ± 2.5 k	48.8 ± 1.5 f	35.1 ± 0.6 f	751.2 ± 14.0 i	936.3 ± 5.9 i

Data is presented as mean ± SD (n = 5). Different letters indicate significant differences among treatments according to the Duncan’s multiple comparison test (p < 0.05); where NM, non-mycorrhizal; M1, R. intraradices; M2, G. etunicatum.