Table 3. Effect of salinity levels on AMF development (as indicated by trypan blue staining) and Mycorrhizal Dependency (MD) of mycorrhizal, and non-mycorrhizal plants supplemented with and without TiO2NPs.
Periods (days) | F% | M% | A% | MD | |||||
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Treatments | 45 | 90 | 45 | 90 | 45 | 90 | 90 | ||
P | Nm | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
M | 85 | 87 | 34.3 | 31.85 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 254 | ||
TiO2NPs | Nm | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
M | 65 | 96 | 32 | 45.4 | 12.6 | 21.8 | 277 | ||
NaCl 100mM | Nm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
M | 78 | 59 | 15.2 | 12.8 | 6.1 | 5.95 | 369 | ||
NaCl 200mM | Nm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
M | 70 | 47 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 3.95 | 358 | ||
TiO2NPs + NaCl 100mM | Nm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
M | 83 | 90 | 20.3 | 29.6 | 9.6 | 16.8 | 465 | ||
TiO2NPs + NaCl 200mM | Nm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
M | 80 | 84 | 15.7 | 21.3 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 883 |
F% Frequency of mycorrhizal root segments, M% intensity of mycorrhizal colonization, A% arbuscule frequency in root systems. NM; Non-mycorrhizal plants and M; Mycorrhizal plants.