Table 2.
Effects of different treatments on root morphological traits and inoculation responsiveness of maize
| Treatments | Total Length (cm) | Inoculation responsiveness (%) | Surf Area (cm2) | Inoculation responsiveness (%) | Avg Diam (mm) | Inoculation responsiveness (%) | Root Volume (cm3) | Inoculation responsiveness (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CK | 1357.08 ± 90.4 cd | 0 | 966.68 ± 41.55b | 0 | 1.27 ± 0.13b | 0 | 30.27 ± 1.81c | 0 |
| AM | 1932.01 ± 117.87bc | 30 | 1680.12 ± 109.32a | 42.46 | 1.54 ± 0.06b | 17.53 | 35.76 ± 1.87c | 15.35 |
| LD | 1072.06 ± 48.85d | −26.59 | 923.38 ± 15.34b | −5 | 1.51 ± 0.18b | 15.89 | 29.22 ± 2.05c | −3.59 |
| MD | 1991.39 ± 321.94bc | 31.85 | 1619.53 ± 121.46a | 40.31 | 1.59 ± 0.07ab | 20.13 | 35.23 ± 1.91c | 14.08 |
| HD | 2610.07 ± 116.98b | 48.01 | 1687.04 ± 113.26a | 42.7 | 1.61 ± 0.07ab | 21.12 | 41.21 ± 0.68c | 26.55 |
| AM + LD | 2189.76 ± 182.43bc | 38.03 | 1828.51 ± 78.34a | 47.13 | 1.53 ± 0.07b | 16.99 | 65.62 ± 3.8b | 53.87 |
| AM + MD | 2536.56 ± 134.44b | 46.5 | 1873.19 ± 185.75a | 48.39 | 1.71 ± 0.15ab | 25.73 | 78.14 ± 4.06b | 61.26 |
| AM + HD | 3701.72 ± 363.28a | 63.34 | 2114.4 ± 154.32a | 54.28 | 2.1 ± 0.18a | 39.52 | 101.58 ± 10.07a | 70.2 |
CK, treatments with sterilized DSE and AMF; AM, sterilized DSE with AMF; LD, low concentration of DSE with sterilized AMF; MD, medium concentration of DSE with sterilized AMF; HD, high concentration of DSE with sterilized AMF. AM + LD → AM + HD, different concentration of DSE and AMF. Data followed by different letters in the same column are significantly different at P < 0.05.