Inoculation treatment
Plant height (Shoot and root length) (cm)
Plant ( Shoot and root) biomass (g/plant )
% AMF root colonization
No. of AMF spores/ 100 g soil
Un inoculated control
85.0 d
24.90 d
0.00 e
0.00 e
Acaulospora scrobiculata
94.1 c
26.68 c
62.6 d
486.00 c
Glomus aggregatum
106.4 a
35.53 a
94.8 a
878.00 a
Glomus fasciculatum
98.9 b
30.88 b
72.2 b
568.00 b
Glomus deserticola
96.8 b
29.46 b
68.4 b
493.00 b
Gigaspora margarita
100.8 b
32.69 b
78.4 b
596.00 b
Scutellospora heterogama
89.7 c
26.99 c
58.5 c
345.00 d
SEM
2.8
1.4
2.8
14.6
CD (P<0.05)
1.2
0.8
1.2
7.4
Means in the same column followed by the same superscript letter do not differ significantly, according to DMRT (P<0.01).
Table 3:
Effect of AMF on plant growth of
S. vulgare.