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Table 2 Growth parameters of Anthurium after P. indica colonization from tissue culture to greenhouse

From: Growth promotion and disease resistance induced in Anthurium colonized by the beneficial root endophyte Piriformospora indica

Days after transfer

Treatment

Root length (cm)

Plant height (cm)

Root FW (g)

Stem FW (g)

Leaf FW (g)

Chlorophyll (mg/g)

Area of 2nd leaf (cm2)

Area of 3rd leaf (cm2)

Root vigor (mg/g·h−1)

30

- P. indica

5.0 ± 0.3b

10.5 ± 0.2b

0.4 ± 0.1b

1.2 ± 0.1b

0.7 ± 0.0b

47.4 ± 0.5b

8.7 ± 0.6b

8.5 ± 0.6b

124.4 ± 0.7b

+ P. indica

8.6 ± 0.2a

12.8 ± 0.3a

1.2 ± 0.2a

2.1 ± 0.2a

1.5 ± 0.2a

51.5 ± 0.2a

15.6 ± 1.1a

14.7 ± 1.1a

527.4 ± 1.6a

45

- P. indica

5.8 ± 0.8b

12.1 ± 0.5b

1.5 ± 0.3a

1.7 ± 0.3a

1.1 ± 0.2b

45.7 ± 0.5b

8.2 ± 0.8b

10.2 ± 1.4b

145.8 ± 2.0b

+ P. indica

11.7 ± 0.9a

14.1 ± 0.4b

1.7 ± 0.2a

2.6 ± 0.2a

1.7 ± 0.2a

48.4 ± 0.5a

14.4 ± 1.2a

13.7 ± 1.6a

594.0 ± 1.8a

60

- P. indica

10.9 ± 0.7b

13.0 ± 0.2b

3.2 ± 0.4a

2.3 ± 0.2b

1.6 ± 0.1b

43.0 ± 0.6b

12.3 ± 0.9b

10.4 ± 0.8a

152.1 ± 1.3b

+ P. indica

14.2 ± 0.7a

17.0 ± 0.5a

3.5 ± 0.5a

3.3 ± 0.3a

2.1 ± 0.2a

48.1 ± 0.6a

16.2 ± 0.9a

16.1 ± 1.2a

612.1 ± 3.9a

  1. Data are based on 3 independent experiments. The errors are SDs. Values in a column followed by different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05 according to the Duncan’s multiple range test
  2. Significant differences (p<0.05) are indicated in different letters (a, b)