Table 5.
Grain yield per clump, panicle dry weight, panicle length, fertility, 100-grain weight in ‘rice cv. ‘Hom Nil’ plants inoculated with AMF and subsequently exposed to well-watered (WW) and water deficit (WD) conditions at booting stage prior to harvest
| Water regime | AMF inoculation | Grain yield (g) | Panicle DW (g) | Panicle length (cm) | Fertility (%) | 100-grain weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WW (46.6% SWC) | −AMF | 3.54b | 1.57b | 24.65a | 46.99a | 2.54a |
| +AMF | 6.33a | 2.50a | 25.63a | 67.60a | 2.41ab | |
| WD (13.8% SWC) | −AMF | 1.55d | 0.42c | 19.75b | 20.01b | 2.11b |
| +AMF | 2.39c | 1.67b | 23.55a | 47.11a | 2.27ab | |
| Significant level | ||||||
| Watering | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |
| AMF | ** | ** | ** | ** | ns | |
| Watering × AMF | * | ns | * | ns | * | |
Different letters in each column represent significant difference at p ≤ 0.05 applying Tukey’s HSD
ns not significant
*, **Significant difference at p ≤ 0.05 and p ≤ 0.01, respectively