Table 2.
Physiological measurements of control and inoculated groups in dry and wet families (leaf C content, N content, C:N ratio, C isotope ratio (δ13C), photosynthesis (A), stomatal conductance (g s), turgor loss point (ΨTLP)).
| Dry | Wet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controls | Inoculated | Controls | Inoculated | |
|
C content
(%) |
45.42 ± 0.28 a | 45.10 ± 0.39 a | 45.77 ± 0.46 a | 45.67 ± 0.39 a |
|
N content
(%) |
0.50 ± 0.062 a | 0.41 ± 0.0090 a | 0.40 ± 0.011 a | 0.47 ± 0.036 a |
| C:N | 93.52 ± 9.0 a | 110.41 ± 3.41 a | 114.88 ± 2.06 a | 98.84 ± 7.3 a |
|
δ13C
(‰) |
−29.9 ± 0.8 a | −30.5 ± 0.4 a | −29.8 ± 0.2 a | −30.5 ± 0.7 a |
|
A
(µmol m-2 s-1) |
1.67 ± 0.83 a | 0.74 ± 0.078 a | 1.37 ± 0.63 a | 0.82 ± 0.069 a |
|
gs
(mol m-2 s-1) |
0.038 ± 0.008 a | 0.018 ± 0.002 a | 0.033 ± 0.008 a | 0.030 ± 0.006 a |
|
ΨTLP
(MPa) |
−1.36 ± 0.08 a | −1.34 ± 0.07 a | −1.36 ± 0.11 a | −1.34 ± 0.12 a |
Letters indicate statistically significant differences among groups at P ≤ 0.05. All values are expressed as means ± SE. N = 4. Seedlings were ~11 months old.