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Table 1 Developmental parameters of P. aduncum during inoculation by AMFs

From: Effects of inoculation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the composition of the essential oil, plant growth, and lipoxygenase activity of Piper aduncum L.

dpi

Treatments

Evaluation parametersa

Basal stem (mm)

Leaves

Node

Height (cm)

Root (cm)

Fresh weight (leaves)

Fresh weight (root)

30

Control

3.9 ± 0.0

4.7 ± 0.6

4.3 ± 0.6

21.0 ± 1.7

37.7 ± 1.2

4.9 ± 0.9

4.3 ± 0.7

AMF

3.8 ± 0.2

5.3 ± 0.6

5.3 ± 0.6

30.5 ± 2.2*

44.0 ± 1.7

6.9 ± 1.1

7.5 ± 0.9*

60

Control

5.5 ± 0.9

7.3 ± 0.6

7.0 ± 1.0

37.7 ± 2.5

36.4 ± 1.1

2.2 ± 0.8

3.8 ± 0.9

AMF

6.3 ± 0.4

6.7 ± 0.6

6.7 ± 0.6

41.3 ± 1.5

30.1 ± 7.0

4.5 ± 0.2

5.2 ± 1.2

90

Control

6.1 ± 0.9

15.0 ± 1.0

16.0 ± 0.8

53.8 ± 0.9

53.3 ± 0.5

14.5 ± 1.9

7.8 ± 0.8

AMF

7.2 ± 0.7

16.3 ± 2.1

18.3 ± 0.6*

61.1 ± 4.3*

57.0 ± 1.0

17.2 ± 1.5

8.8 ± 0.4

  1. dpi: Days post inoculation; Control: P. aduncum non-inoculated with AMF; AMF: P. aduncum inoculated with AMF
  2. * Statistical difference according to Bonferroni-test (p < 0.05)
  3. aMean ± standard deviation (n = 3)