Applied and Environmental Soil Science

Research Article

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Ectomycorrhizal Inocula to Promote Growth and Root Ectomycorrhizal Colonization in Pinus patula Seedlings Using the Most Probable Number Technique

Table 2

Mean values for plant height, root ectomycorrhizal colonization, root collar diameter, and shoot dry weight in response to interaction between inocula () and dilution factors (). Standard deviations appear between parentheses.
InoculumDilutionPlant height (cm)Shoot dry weight (g)Root collar diameter (mm)Ectomycorrhizal colonization (%)
ES1004.4 (0.2)0.9 (0.1)1.5 (0.0)23.6 (2.3)
10−14.3 (0.3)0.8 (0.1)1.4 (0.0)22.4 (3.0)
10−24.1 (0.3)0.8 (0.1)1.4 (0.0)21.2 (3.1)
10−34.0 (0.1)0.8 (0.1)1.4 (0.0)19.4 (2.6)
10−44.0 (0.2)0.7 (0.1)1.4 (0.0)17.8 (2.5)
10−53.8 (0.3)0.7 (0.1)1.4 (0.0)16.6 (3.4)
10−63.7 (0.2)0.6 (0.1)1.3 (0.0)15.8 (2.6)
EM1005.6 (0.9)1.1 (0.3)1.5 (0.0)31.6 (5.1)
10−15.6 (1.0)0.9 (0.1)1.5 (0.0)26.6 (3.5)
10−24.5 (0.5)0.8 (0.1)1.5 (0.0)22.8 (3.7)
10−34.3 (0.3)0.8 (0.1)1.4 (0.0)21.6 (4.4)
10−44.1 (0.5)0.8 (0.1)1.4 (0.1)17.8 (3.4)
10−54.1 (0.6)0.8 (0.1)1.4 (0.1)15.8 (2.7)
10−63.9 (0.7)0.7 (0.1)1.4 (0.1)10.4 (2.9)
ANOVA summary
Inocula ()<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
Dilution ()<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
× <0.0001<0.010.9520.952
LSD0.250.070.033.28