Table 1.
AM colonization, growth and phosphorus (P) response of wheat inoculated with F. mosseae, G. versiforme or non-mycorrhizal for 6 weeks.
| Sample | P Treatment (µM) | AM Treatment | Colonization (%) | Total Biomass 1
(g Per Plant) |
P Concentration 1
(g kg−1) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Arbuscule | Vesicle | Shoot | Root | ||||
| +P − AM | 500 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 ± 0.11a | 6.7 ± 0.8 a | 7.5 ± 0.9 a |
| +P + GV | 500 | G. versiforme | 38 ± 2.9 | 17 ± 1.6 | 13 ± 1.0 | 1.1 ± 0.07 b | 5.5 ± 0.4 b | 6.4 ± 1.1 b |
| +P + FM | 500 | F. mosseae | 41 ± 3.2 | 21 ± 1.9 | 11 ± 1.1 | 1.0 ± 0.08 c | 5.6 ± 0.7 c | 6.6 ± 0.8 c |
| −P − AM | 5 | - | - | - | - | 0.9 ± 0.21 d | 5.6 ± 0.5 d | 5.9 ± 1.0 d |
| −P + GV | 5 | G. versiforme | 45 ± 3.1 | 22 ± 1.8 | 15 ± 0.9 | 0.8 ± 0.15 e | 5.1 ± 0.5 e | 5.1 ± 0.8 e |
| −P + FM | 5 | F. mosseae | 49 ± 4.3 | 28 ± 2.3 | 12 ± 0.7 | 0.8 ± 0.45 e | 5.0 ± 0.6 f | 4.7 ± 0.9 f |
1 Values are means ± SEM of three replicates. Values with the lowercase letters (a, b, c, d, e, f) in each column are significantly different (P < 0.05), and the same lowercase letter (e) indicates no significant differences.