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. 2020 Aug 20;15(8):e0235355. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235355

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
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.