Table 3.

Interaction effects of irrigation regime × AMF × PGPR on root colonization (Clon), shoot dry weight (DWS), root dry weight (DWR), DPPH activity, and total phenolic (Phe) of Arizona cypress seedling.

Treatments	Clon (%)	DWS (g plant−1)	DWR (g plant−1)	DPPH (%)	Phe (mg TAE g−1 DW)
N
C	0.01 ± 0.0h	3.60 ± 0.10c	2.66 ± 0.11cd	39.1 ± 2.0i	4.4 ± 0.21h
RI	24.3 ± 3.0ef	3.38 ± 0.19cd	2.50 ± 0.07d	43.0 ± 2.0hi	6.1 ± 1.6e–h
FM	23.6 ± 1.6fg	3.19 ± 0.10c–f	2.29 ± 0.48de	48.6 ± 2.5fg	7.2 ± 0.44e
Mix	30.7 ± 4.4cd	3.25 ± 0.63c–f	2.58 ± 0.49cd	43.4 ± 4.7hi	5.0 ± 0.90gh
Ps	0.01 ± 0.0h	3.41 ± 0.12e	2.28 ± 0.12de	45.1 ± 3.3gh	5.2 ± 1.5f–h
RI + Ps	43.1 ± 2.5b	4.35 ± 0.10b	3.06 ± 0.15bc	49.7 ± 1.0ef	9.2 ± 1.0cd
FM + Ps	42.4 ± 4.7b	4.52 ± 0.23b	3.35 ± 0.25b	56.5 ± 2.1a–c	10.4 ± 1.4bc
Mix + Ps	54.7 ± 3.2a	4.71 ± 0.18a	3.97 ± 0.11a	51.9 ± 5.6d–f	10.8 ± 0.24bc
S
C	0.01 ± 0.0h	1.73 ± 0.07g	0.983 ± 0.21f	43.4 ± 2.4hi	4.7 ± 0.62gh
RI	19.4 ± 2.3g	2.86 ± 0.09d–f	1.91 ± 0.09e	50.8 ± 2.1d–f	6.8 ± 1.4ef
FM	21.1 ± 2.7fg	3.06 ± 0.19c–f	2.16 ± 0.15de	57.3 ± 2.0ab	7.8 ± 0.92de
Mix	24.5 ± 1.7ef	2.72 ± 0.06f	1.92 ± 0.06e	54.5 ± 1.1b–d	6.3 ± 1.1e–g
Ps	0.01 ± 0.0h	1.90 ± 0.14g	1.03 ± 0.04f	42.5 ± 3.0hi	7.7 ± 1.1de
RI + Ps	35.9 ± 2.4c	3.17 ± 0.06c–f	2.31 ± 0.06de	53.3 ± 1.8b–e	11.6 ± 1.1ab
FM + Ps	28.5 ± 4.7de	2.83 ± 0.09e–f	1.97 ± 0.14e	60.1 ± 2.0a	12.8 ± 1.2a
Mix + Ps	32.8 ± 4.2cd	2.49 ± 0.32c	2.46 ± 0.21d	52.4 ± 1.3c–f	12.1 ± 0.71ab

Means (± SD) followed by similar letters within each column do not express signifiant diffrences according to LSD at P < 0.05.

N well watered (100% field capacity); S water stress (50% field capacity), RI Rhizophagus irregularis, FM Funneliformis mosseae, Mix: R. irregularis–F. mosseae mixture, C non-inoculated plants, Ps Pseudomonas fluorescens, TAE tannic acid equivalent.