Research Article
Seasonal Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Mangroves of Goa, India
Table 2
Seasonal variation in spore density of AM fungi in selected mangrove plant species at two study sites.
| Sr. no. | Plant species | Spore density (spores100 g−1 of soil)
| Terekhol site | Zuari site |
| 1 | Acanthus ilicifolius L.a | | | | Premonsoon season |
a |
a | | Monsoon season |
c |
c | | Postmonsoon season |
b |
b |
| 2 | Excoecaria agallocha L.b | | | | Premonsoon season |
a |
a | | Monsoon season |
c |
c | | Postmonsoon season |
b |
b |
| 3 | Rhizophora mucronata Poir.c | | | | Premonsoon season |
a |
b | | Monsoon season |
c |
b | | Postmonsoon season |
a |
a |
|
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Means in a column for a mangrove species followed by a different superscripts indicate significant differences ( for each season, overall, ).
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