Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Growth and Nutrient Accumulation of Oat under Drought Conditions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Biological Materials and Experimental Design
2.2. Mycorrhizal Colonization and Plant Growth Parameters
2.3. Method for Determination of Root Architecture
2.4. TSS, MDA, and Protein Concentrations
2.5. Macronutrient Concentrations in Oats
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Mycorrhizal Colonization
3.2. Plant Growth of Shoots and Roots
3.3. TSS, MDA, and Protein Contents
3.4. Macronutrient Concentrations in Oats
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Part | Treatment | Soluble Sugar | Soluble Protein | MDA |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shoots | Drought | 10.63 ** | 6.46 ** | 12.13 *** |
AMF | 110.97 *** | 19.08 *** | 8.33 ** | |
Drought × AMF | 16.26 *** | 10.45 *** | 2.28 ns | |
Roots | Drought | 1.94 ns | 2.89 ns | 0.54 ns |
AMF | 6.34 ** | 0.13 ns | 2.24 ns | |
Drought × AMF | 11.3 *** | 9.09 *** | 0.558 ns |
Part | Treatment | Soluble Sugar (mg/g) | Soluble Protein (mg/g) | MDA (nmol/g) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leaves | CK-NM | 10.78 ± 0.72 cd | 17.69 ± 0.52 cd | 8.9 ± 0.36 c |
CK-R.i | 12.88 ± 1.59 bc | 18.06 ± 1.2 cd | 8.67 ± 0.34 c | |
CK-F.m | 8.43 ± 0.7 de | 16.33 ± 0.35 de | 8.95 ± 0.37 c | |
MD-NM | 14.58 ± 0.65 b | 18.49 ± 0.78 bc | 11.26 ± 0.54 ab | |
MD-R.i | 20.26 ± 0.42 a | 20.49 ± 0.68 ab | 9.95 ± 0.91 bc | |
MD-F.m | 6.24 ± 0.28 e | 16.67 ± 0.2 cde | 8.71 ± 0.51 c | |
SD-NM | 8.88 ± 0.62 d | 15.35 ± 0.76 e | 12.22 ± 0.35 a | |
SD-R.i | 20.06 ± 1.27 a | 22.17 ± 0.44 a | 10.27 ± 0.51 bc | |
SD-F.m | 9.27 ± 0.47 d | 20.18 ± 0.23 ab | 9.97 ± 0.18 bc | |
Roots | CK-NM | 5.95 ± 0.78 ab | 8.36 ± 0.91 ab | 13.5 ± 0.3 a |
CK-R.i | 3.83 ± 0.16 c | 4.77 ± 0.85 c | 8.27 ± 0.56 ef | |
CK-F.m | 4.65 ± 0.35 abc | 8.89 ± 1.07 ab | 11.96 ± 0.84 abc | |
MD-NM | 4.46 ± 0.21 bc | 6.53 ± 0.37 bc | 12.66 ± 0.3 ab | |
MD-R.i | 6.09 ± 0.57 a | 11.7 ± 1.94 a | 10.84 ± 1.04 bcd | |
MD-F.m | 1.69 ± 0.1 d | 4.17 ± 0.57 c | 7.8 ± 0.79 f | |
SD-NM | 4.34 ± 0.72 c | 9.01 ± 1.3 ab | 10.17 ± 0.61 cde | |
SD-R.i | 4.63 ± 0.49 abc | 8.28 ± 0.65 ab | 9.63 ± 0.46 def | |
SD-F.m | 4.83 ± 0.16 abc | 10.38 ± 1.1 a | 10.3 ± 0.9 cde |
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Tian, H.; Jia, Z.; Liu, W.; Wei, X.; Wang, H.; Bao, G.; Li, J.; Zhou, Q. Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Growth and Nutrient Accumulation of Oat under Drought Conditions. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2580. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13102580
Tian H, Jia Z, Liu W, Wei X, Wang H, Bao G, Li J, Zhou Q. Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Growth and Nutrient Accumulation of Oat under Drought Conditions. Agronomy. 2023; 13(10):2580. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13102580
Chicago/Turabian StyleTian, Haoqi, Zhifeng Jia, Wenhui Liu, Xiaoxin Wei, Hui Wang, Gensheng Bao, Jin Li, and Qingping Zhou. 2023. "Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Growth and Nutrient Accumulation of Oat under Drought Conditions" Agronomy 13, no. 10: 2580. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13102580