Inoculation of Native Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and Bacillus subtilis Can Improve Growth in Vegetable Crops
Table 2
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi spore density and percentage of root colonization of the trap cultures.
Sampling area
Source of the soil inoculum
AMF spore density (g−1 of soil)
AM colonization
AC (%)
VC (%)
TC (%)
Sululta
A. abyssinica
18.7 ± 0.4e
25.2 ± 0.0e
14.6 ± 0.1d
56.9 ± 0.2e
Batu
A. saligna
27.3 ± 0.0b
28.7 ± 0.2d
21 ± 0.6bc
76 ± 0.7b
A. seyal
32.4 ± 0.2a
45.7 ± 0.8a
25.6 ± 0.4a
94.9 ± 0.4a
A. tortilis
22.4 ± 0.0d
34.4 ± 0.4c
19.9 ± 0.4c
62.9 ± 1d
Bishoftu
A. saligna
25.6 ± 0.1c
27.3 ± 0.2d
15.1 ± 0.2d
67. ± 0.6c
A. seyal
28.4 ± 0.1b
41.7 ± 0.4b
27.3 ± 0.4a
79 ± 1.1b
A. tortilis
21.8 ± 0.1d
28.4 ± 0.4d
22.5 ± 0.4b
61 ± 0.5d
AC: arbuscular colonization; VC: vesicular colonization; TC: total colonization. Mean values followed by the same letter are not significantly different at . Mean ± standard error.
