Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus japonicus Mediates Host Plant Growth under Normal and Heat Stress Conditions
Table 2
Effect of A. japonicus on the growth features of soybean.
Growth attributes
25°C
40°C
Control
A. japonicus
Control
A. japonicus
Chlorophyll (SPAD)
32.6 ± 0.21
37.4 ± 0.4
29 ± 2.46
33.2 ± 0.07
Shoot Length (cm)
38.7 ± 1.76
48.3 ± 1.2
26 ± 0.93
35.5 ± 1.26
Root Length (cm)
16.3 ± 3.9
13.3 ± 2.33
10 ± 0.6
12 ± 2.6
Dry Weight Shoot (g)
0.14 ± 0.01
0.147 ± 0.01
0.08 ± 0.0003
0.09 ± 0.0001
Dry Weight Root (g)
0.08 ± 0.002
0.10 ± 0.01
0.01 ± 0.0001
0.062 ± 0.001
Data are means of three replicates (each replicate consisted of 9 seedlings) with standard errors. For each set of treatment, the different letter indicates significant differences at p (< 0.05) as estimated by Tukey HSD test.
