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. 2022 Mar 31;17(3):e0266403. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266403

Table 2. Mycorrhizal root colonization in different plants of Rajshahi University campus ground.

Plant Name Family Root colonization Scientific Name Family Root colonization
Xanthium Strumarium Asteraceae 98.0±1.0 Coccinea cordifolia Cucurbitaceae 44.3±3.1
Chrysanthemum sp. Asteraceae 80.3±2.5 Benincasa hispida Cucurbitaceae 40.7±2.1
Tagetes Minuta Asteraceae 75.3±1.5 Gardenia jasminoides Rubiaceae 10.7±1.2
Eclipta alba Asteraceae 72.7±2.5 Ixora coccinea Rubiaceae 50.0±2.6
Mikania scandens Asteraceae 59.0±3.6 Coffea arabica Rubiaceae 40.0±2.0
Blumea lacera Asteraceae 48.0±5.0 Salvia divinorum Lamiaceae 85.7±1.2
Calendula arvenris Asteraceae 42.3±4.0 Leonurus sibiricus Lamiaceae 85.0±4.0
Helianthus annus Asteraceae 29.7±0.6 Clerodendrum inerme Lamiaceae 85.7±2.1
Cosmos bipinatus Asteraceae 24.3±4.0 Ocimum sanctum Lamiaceae 38.3±5.5
Enhydra fluctuans Asteraceae 20.3±2.5 Salvia officinalis Lamiaceae 32.3±6.7
Synedrella nodiflora Asteraceae 18.7±4.0 Lantana camara Verbenaceae 36.3±4.2
Sphagneticola calendulacea Asteraceae 0 Verbena lilacina Verbenaceae 28.7±5.0
Solanum melongena Solanaceae 80.3±2.5 Nyctanthes arborstritis Oleaceae 66.0±4.6
Datura metal Solanaceae 80.7±3.1 Jasmin sambac Oleaceae 40.0±7.0
Capsicum frutecens Solanaceae 73.3±0.6 Rumex maritimus Polygonaceae 11.0±1.0
Nicotiana plumbagenifolia Solanaceae 69.0±4.6 Polygonum sp. Polygonaceae 36.7±5.5
Petunia hybrid Solanaceae 51.0±3.6 Cassia tora Cesalpinaceae 59.7±8.5
Lycopersicon lycopersicum Solanaceae 49.7±3.8 Puozologia indica Cesalpinaceae 25.0±3.6
Solanum indicum Solanaceae 34.0±3.6 Cassia sophera Cesalpinaceae 26.7±3.8
Cestrun nocturnum Solanaceae 0 Lagerstoemia flos reginae Lythraceae 41.7±7.5
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Malvaceae 59.3±4.0 Punica granatum Lythraceae 0
Abelmoschus esculentus Malvaceae 52.3±3.5 Bacopa monnieri Plantoginaceae 30.0±7.0
Sidarhombifolia Malvaceae 31.7±1.5 Penstemon babatus Plantoginaceae 30.7±3.1
Sidaacuta Malvaceae 11.3±1.2 Acacia catechu Mimosoidae 0
Amaranthus spinosus Amaranthaceae 75.3±2.5 Acacia nilotica Mimosoidae 0
Amaranthus viridis Amaranthaceae 39.7±2.5 Phyllanthus reticulutus Phyllanthaceae 74.3±1.5
Alternanthera sessilis Amaranthaceae 21.3±3.2 Phyllanthus fraternus Phyllanthaceae 19.7±3.8
Alternanthera sp. Amaranthaceae 11.0±1.7 Heliotropium indicum Boraginaceae 46.0±2.0
Achyranthus aspera Amaranthaceae 11.3±1.5 Tropaeolum majus Tropaeolaceae 46.3±5.5
Mimosa pudica Fabaceae 35.7±2.1 Catharanthus roseus 44.7±2.5
Sesbaniaaculiata Fabaceae 33.0±2.6 Thuja sp. Cupersaceae 38.3±5.1
Peltophorum pterocarpum Fabaceae 30.7±2.1 Carica papya Caricaceae 34.3±1.2
Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae 21.0±5.6 Artocarpus heterophyllus Moraceae 30.7±8.0
Acacia auriculiformis Fabaceae 16.0±3.6 Impatiens balsamina Balsaminaceae 25.0±2.6
Delonix regia Fabaceae 11.0±1.7 Pteris pteris Pteridaceae 19.7±6.5
Codiaeum varicgatum Euphorbiaceae 90.7±4.0 Poa annua Poaceae 11.7±1.5
Acalypha indica Euphorbiaceae 41.3±4.2 Litchi chinensis Sapindaceae 10.3±0.6
Euphorbia hypericifolia Euphorbiaceae 37.7±3.5 Psidium guajava Myrtaceae 12.3±2.5
Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae 19.3±2.1 Murraya paniculata Rutaceae 13.0±3.6
Ricinus sp. Euphorbiaceae 25.3±0.6 Blubell barleria Acanthaceae 42.3±8.5
Euphorbia mili Euphorbiaceae 10.7±1.2 Adhatoda vasica Acanthaceae 33.7±9.5
Zea mays Poaceae 49.0±3.6 Rorippa nasturtium Brassicaceae 0
Triticum aestivum Poaceae 29.7±0.6 Brassica oleracia var botrytis Brassicaceae 0
Cynodon dactylon Poaceae 15.3±1.5 Tecoma capensis Bignoniaceae 0
Elymus repens Poaceae 11.7±1.5 Spinacia oleracia Chenopodiaceae 0
Cucurbita maxima Cucurbitaceae 80.3±2.1 Chenopodium album Goosefoot 0

Values are the average of triplicates. ± indicate standard deviation.