| Parameter |
T1 |
T2 |
T3 |
Significance |
| Soil water content (%) |
80 |
40 |
20 |
|
| ECM colonization (%) |
52 ± 6 b |
60 ± 3 a |
38 ± 6 c |
** |
- Note: T1 = non-drought stress, T2 = moderate drought stress, T3 = severe drought stress. Data expressed as mean ± standard error (n = 6). Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between the means by Tukey (HSD) test (P < 0.05); “*” indicates that the interaction is significant (P<0.05); “**” indicates that the interaction is extremely significant (P<0.01); “ns” indicates no interaction (P ≥ 0.05)
