Table 2 Effect of AMF inoculation on morphological characteristics of S. miltiorrhiza root

A

20.77 ± 5.64

4.56 ± 1.14

143.38

B

22.18 ± 5.46

5.50 ± 1.95

165.60

C

18.22 ± 5.64

4.92 ± 1.59

150.30

D

17.52 ± 6.33

4.83 ± 1.55

151.44

E

10.88 ± 4.03

1.68 ± 0.50

54.42

AB

15.32 ± 5.73

3.71 ± 1.69

116.16

AC

12.07 ± 2.80

2.58 ± 0.58

83.07

AD

18.48 ± 7.98

4.76 ± 2.15

146.54

AE

16.48 ± 7.14

3.90 ± 2.18

113.83

BC

14.33 ± 5.48

3.76 ± 1.50

115.38

BD

23.22 ± 7.84

6.11 ± 2.01^*

197.29

BE

23.20 ± 8.93

5.68 ± 2.29^*

175.07

CD

21.25 ± 9.46

5.40 ± 2.71

165.37

CE

11.98 ± 6.25

2.85 ± 1.86

85.90

DE

12.18 ± 6.77

2.34 ± 1.16

78.33

ABC

14.02 ± 5.16

3.08 ± 1.22

96.48

ABD

15.37 ± 8.58

3.82 ± 2.42

121.29

ABE

24.03 ± 6.08^*

6.41 ± 1.97^*

200.94

ACD

22.18 ± 8.31

5.37 ± 2.00

165.66

ACE

29.30 ± 22.85^**

7.24 ± 4.72^**

241.09

ADE

20.93 ± 9.45

4.45 ± 2.55

146.31

BCD

16.37 ± 11.45

2.84 ± 1.89

103.80

BCE

15.60 ± 4.92

3.46 ± 1.56

104.39

BDE

21.10 ± 10.48

5.42 ± 2.58

168.65

CDE

17.12 ± 9.87

4.12 ± 2.35

131.60

ABCD

20.37 ± 9.54

5.06 ± 2.32

160.59

ABCE

22.85 ± 5.43

6.03 ± 1.52^*

184.82

ABDE

19.03 ± 4.61

4.82 ± 1.24

149.31

ACDE

15.32 ± 6.52

3.11 ± 1.07

98.12

BCDE

22.87 ± 6.19

6.04 ± 1.66^*

187.27

ABCDE

22.90 ± 10.64

6.14 ± 3.16^*

185.93

CK

14.33 ± 6.13

3.33 ± 1.68

100.00