Table 1.
Heights of the shoots, number of rice plant tillers (Piauí variety) at 35 DAG, with and without inoculation with different dark septate fungal isolates and the percentage fungal colonization of rice roots.
| Treatment | Height of shoots (cm) | Number of tillers (pot−1) | Colonization (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 67.1 ± 1.6 b | 2.0 ± 0.00 c | – |
| A101 | 67.6 ± 0.9 b | 3.13 ± 0.06 b | 33.3 ± 6.0 b |
| A103 | 72.4 ± 1.1 a | 4.06 ± 0.26 a | 60.3 ± 10.6 a |
| A104 | 62.88 ± 1.0 c | 3.25 ± 0.20 b | 63.6 ± 9.0 a |
| A105 | 67.7 ± 1.0 b | 3.44 ± 0.05 b | 77.2 ± 5.4 a |
| CV (%) | 3.90 | 10.85 | 23.79 |
Means ± SE (n = 4) followed by the same lower-case letters in the column do not differ significantly (t-test (LSD), p < 0.05). DAG, days after germination. The means of four composed repetitions (each repetition had four plants per pot). SE, standard error.