Molecular defense response of mycorrhizal bean plants infected with Rhizoctonia solani

Annals of Microbiology

Table 1 Effect of mycorrhizal colonization on growth parameters of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) plants infected with Rhizoctonia root-rot disease

Treatment^a	Shoot length (cm)	Shoot dry weight (g)	Root length (cm)	Root dry weight (g)	Leaf area (cm²)
CNM	32.9 b	0.68 b	21.8 b	0.32 b	46.4 b
CM	37.8 a	0.85 a	29.8 a	0.42 a	63.0 a
PNM	26.5 d	0.41 c	18.1 c	0.23 d	34.9 d
PM	31.6 bc	0.58 b	21.3 b	0.29 c	43.2 bc

Data are presented as the mean of five replicates. Values in each column followed by the same letter(s) are not significantly different according to Duncan’s multiple range test (p = 0.05)
^aCNM, Untreated control (not mycorrhiza, no pathogen); CM, mycorrhiza only; PNM, pathogen only (no mycorrhiza); PM, mycorrhiza + pathogen

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