Table 2.
Plant growth parameters of Jerusalem artichoke treated by dual cultured AMF and PSB.
| aTreatments | Height (cm) | Leaf area (cm2) | SCMR values | TFW (g) | NT | WIT (tuber g−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 31.8 d | 653.5 d | 31.0 | 4.8 e | 3.7 c | 1.3 b |
| T2 | 66.6 abc | 982.4 c | 34.4 | 17.2 a | 6.7 bc | 2.6 a |
| T3 | 55.7 abcd | 1,043.1 c | 32.7 | 12.5 bcd | 8.2 bc | 1.5 b |
| T4 | 51.3 cd | 1,028.7 c | 35.1 | 10.9 cd | 11.3 b | 1.0 b |
| T5 | 52.8 bcd | 1,104.7 bc | 31.7 | 11.4 cd | 10.8 b | 1.1 b |
| T6 | 72.2 abc | 949.2 c | 33.8 | 9.3 d | 10.4 b | 1.0 b |
| T7 | 78.8 a | 1,132.8 bc | 33.2 | 13.2 bc | 18.9 a | 0.7 b |
| T8 | 79.5 a | 1,423.0 a | 35.5 | 17.4 a | 22.7 a | 0.8 b |
| T9 | 67.2 abc | 1,022.0 c | 34.2 | 15.3 ab | 5 bc | 3.4 a |
| T10 | 75.7 ab | 1,350.9 ab | 31.3 | 14.1 abc | 10.4 b | 1.4 b |
| F-test | * | * | ns | ** | ** | ** |
| % CV | 22.18 | 15.39 | 10.07 | 16.62 | 35.67 | 34.72 |
The mean for height, SPAD chlorophyll meter reading (SCMR), leaf area (LA), tuber fresh weight (TFW), number of tubers (NT) and weight of individual tuber (WIT) were evaluated at 75 days after transplanting under pots conditions.
**Significant at P < 0.01; *Significant at P < 0.05 and ns, non-significant. Data are the means of three replications. Within each column, values with the same lower-case letter are not significantly different at P < 0.05. aFor treatments see Materials and Methods.