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. 2021 Feb 25;9(3):484. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9030484

Table 2.

Comparison of volatile compounds produced by Piper nigrum L. (CONTROL) roots after inoculation with Fusarium solani f. sp. piperis (FUS) and co-inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and F. solani f. sp. piperis (AMF + FUS) (mean ± standard deviation)

Compounds RIa RIb 7 dpi 21 dpi
CONTROL FUS AMF + FUS CONTROL FUS AMF + FUS
n-octane 800 775 0.0 0.0 7.72 ± 3.30 0.0 0.0 0.0
n-nonane 900 900 3.53 ± 0.84 4.02 ± 0.47 3.79 ± 1.61 4.70 ± 0.71 8.24 ± 1.25 7.23 ± 0.95
α-pinene 932 927 2.28 ± 0.41 2.76 ± 0.24 1.75 ± 0.26 3.42 ± 0.76 3.58 ± 0.43 3.44 ± 1.07
canfene 946 945 1.64 ± 0.93 3.95 ± 1.30 1.46 ± 0.53 8.17 ± 0.34 6.36 ± 1.25 4.50 ± 1.95
β-pinene 974 971 4.05 ± 1.38 3.11 ± 0.46 2.16 ± 0.20 3.42 ± 1.10 3.98 ± 0.76 3.71 ± 1.57
limonene 1024 1022 6.31 ± 1.70 4.88 ± 0.69 3.44 ± 0.30 6.25 ± 1.49 5.81 ± 1.64 6.53 ± 2.12
camphor 1141 1146 1.82 ± 0.49 3.17 ± 0.56 0.87 ± 0.46 1.57 ± 0.38 1.36 ± 0.59 0.46 ± 0.14
isoborneol 1155 1158 1.62 ± 0.45 0.54 ± 0.13 0.44 ± 0.19 2.31 ± 0.36 1.60 ± 0.35 0.62 ± 0.10
δ-elemene 1335 1337 12.68 ± 1.23 8.90 ± 1.88 10.33 ± 3.50 4.06 ± 2.41 5.50 ± 2.46 2.98 ± 0.92
β-caryophyllene 1417 1423 32.93 ± 5.34 34.58 ± 2.38 42.79 ± 9.36 26.60 ± 3.21 27.21 ± 1.80 26.32 ± 1.16
Monoterpene hydrocarbons 15.37 ± 4.86 15.74 ± 3.17 15.37 ± 4.86 22.63 ± 4.19 21.10 ± 4.37 19.75 ± 7.13
Oxygenated monoterpenes 3.44 ± 0.95 3.71 ± 0.68 1.31 ± 0.65 3.88 ± 0.74 A,B 2.96 ± 0.93 A 1.08 ± 0.24 A,C
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons 51.80 ± 7.81 49.61 ± 5.34 51.80 ± 7.81 35.37 ± 7.23 37.07 ± 5.67 32.91 ± 3.06
Oxygenated Sesquiterpenes 2.18 ± 0.84 3.48 ± 0.83 2.42 ± 0.18 2.42 ± 1.12 0.20 ± 0.04 0.94 ± 0.60
Others 3.66 ± 0.91 4.19 ± 0.49 11.62 ± 4.91 5.68 ± 0.84 8.70 ± 1.29 7.61 ± 0.99
Total 76.44 ± 15.37 76.74 ± 10.51 76.44 ± 15.37 69.98 ± 14.11 70.03 ± 12.30 62.29 ± 12.02

This table contains only volatile compounds above 2% present in at least one of the treatments. RIa: Retention index of library; RIb: Retention index calculated; Different letters varied statistically by Tukey’s test (p < 0.05).