Dendrocalamus strictus ((Roxb.) Nees): A Suitable Host for the Maintenance and Propagation of AM Fungi under Temperate Conditions

Table 3

Correlation observed between various growth parameters and % AM colonization/mycorrhizal dependency; the analyses were carried out using the Student’s 𝑡-test.

	Significance of correlations with mycorrhizal dependency			Significance of correlations with % AM colonization
	r-value	SE	t-value	r-value	SE	t-value
Root length	0.96	0.03	27.83	0.95	0.03	26.31
Root fresh weight	0.92	0.05	18.56	0.90	0.05	17.04
Root dry weight	0.86	0.06	13.90	0.85	0.06	13.08
Shoot length	0.93	0.04	21.38	0.92	0.05	18.84
Shoot fresh weight	0.97	0.02	36.64	0.97	0.03	32.35
Shoot dry weight	0.97	0.02	36.52	0.96	0.03	30.71
Root: shoot	−0.19	0.12	−1.55	−0.21	0.12	−1.77
Tiller numbers	0.87	0.06	14.63	0.84	0.06	12.71
Chlorophyll a	0.95	0.04	23.98	0.92	0.05	18.54
Chlorophyll b	0.95	0.03	25.85	0.95	0.03	25.26
Total chlorophyll	0.96	0.03	29.43	0.95	0.04	23.96
Protein	0.33	0.12	2.87	0.38	0.11	3.31
Phosphorus	0.93	0.04	20.09	0.91	0.05	18.34

SE: standard error.