Cultivar | AM inoculation | Shoot dry weight | Root surface area | Phosphorus uptake | Root colonization by hyphae |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | (g plant−1) | (cm2) | (g plant−1) | (%) |
Nattoukotsubu | − | 0.51 ± 0.06 | 439 ± 6 | 0.04 ± 0.00 |  |
 +  | 0.92 ± 0.12 | 549 ± 37 | 0.20 ± 0.05 | 66.4 ± 12.9 | |
Tachinagaha | − | 2.07 ± 0.13 | 1013 ± 42 | 0.13 ± 0.01 |  |
 +  | 1.58 ± 0.15 | 847 ± 60 | 0.15 ± 0.03 | 41.4 ± 14.2 | |
Cultivar (C) | Â | *** | *** | ns | * |
Inoculation (I) | Â | ns | ns | ** | Â |
C × I |  | ** | ** | * |  |