Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus japonicus Mediates Host Plant Growth under Normal and Heat Stress Conditions
Table 3
Effect of A. Japonicas on the growth features of sunflower.
Growth attributes
25°C
40°C
Control
A. japonicus
Control
A. japonicus
Chlorophyll (SPAD)
39 ± 1.29
43.3 ± 0.6
38.4 ± 1.95
39.9 ± 3.12
Shoot Length (cm)
23.7 ± 0.88
25.2 ± 0.43
20.5 ± 0.45
21 ± 1.53
Root Length (cm)
9 ± 0.58
11.6 ± 0.87
6 ± 0.58
6 ± 0.25
Dry Weight Shoot (g)
0.085 ± 0.009
0.088 ± 0.007
0.04 ± 0.0006
0.037 ± 0.0002
Dry Weight Root (g)
0.024 ± 0.001
0.028 ± 0.002
0.014 ± 0.0003
0.02 ± 0.0002
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.
