Growth Response of Two Phaseolus mungo L. Cultivars Induced by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Trichoderma viride
Table 1
(a) Interactive effect of AM fungi and T. viride on chlorophyll content and nodulation of Phaseolus mungo var. UH-1 after 120 days of inoculation. (b) Interactive effect of AM fungi and T. viride on chlorophyll content and nodulation of Phaseolus mungo var. IPU-94-1 after 120 days of inoculation.
(a)
S. number
Parameters→ Treatments↓
Chlorophyll content (mg g−1 FM)
Number of nodules (per plant)
Chlorophyll a
Chlorophyll b
Total chlorophyll
(1)
Control
0.967 ± 0.004
0.308 ± 0.006
1.227 ± 0.004
09.00 ± 2.73
(2)
G
2.091 ± 0.003
0.727 ± 0.007
2.818 ± 0.005
20.20 ± 2.38
(3)
A
1.607 ± 0.002
0.554 ± 0.006
2.162 ± 0.005
15.20 ± 2.86
(4)
T
1.220 ± 0.003
0.436 ± 0.006
1.656 ± 0.008
12.00 ± 2.54
(5)
GA
2.435 ± 0.002
0.755 ± 0.004
3.091 ± 0.004
22.60 ± 3.04
(6)
GT
2.675 ± 0.002
1.148 ± 0.003
3.824 ± 0.005
25.80 ± 2.38
(7)
AT
1.822 ± 0.006
0.632 ± 0.004
2.455 ± 0.008
17.40 ± 2.70
(8)
GAT
2.564 ± 0.002
1.104 ± 0.005
3.667 ± 0.009
29.20 ± 3.70
LSD ()
0.0061
0.0092
0.0121
4.82
ANNOVA
124.121
125.941
659.041
22.294
(b)
S. number
Parameters→ Treatments↓
Chlorophyll content (mg g−1 FM)
Number of nodules (per plant)
Chlorophyll a
Chlorophyll b
Total chlorophyll
(1)
Control
0.957 ± 0.003
0.292 ± 0.006
1.256 ± 0.014
03.8 ± 2.863
(2)
G
1.963 ± 0.004
0.753 ± 0.005
2.716 ± 0.010
15.0 ± 4.123
(3)
A
1.475 ± 0.008
0.575 ± 0.006
2.050 ± 0.013
12.0 ± 2.540
(4)
T
1.082 ± 0.004
0.429 ± 0.006
1.511 ± 0.003
06.8 ± 2.387
(5)
GA
2.286 ± 0.004
0.609 ± 0.006
2.896 ± 0.002
17.8 ± 2.387
(6)
GT
2.552 ± 0.137
0.895 ± 0.035
3.449 ± 0.101
21.2 ± 3.033
(7)
AT
1.634 ± 0.004
0.497 ± 0.004
2.131 ± 0.008
16.2 ± 2.387
(8)
GAT
2.559 ± 0.152
0.987 ± 0.036
3.546 ± 0.116
24.8 ± 2.387
LSD ()
0.0938
0.0243
0.0713
3.6352
ANNOVA
372.350
779.971
1.173
30.924
G: Glomus mosseae; A: Acaulospora laevis; T: Trichoderma viride; ±: each value is a mean of five replicates; FW: fresh weight; FM: fresh matter; ±: standard deviation; AM: arbuscular mycorrhizae; values in columns followed by same letter are not significantly different (), least significant difference test.
