Table 2 Changes in mean (± SD) values (n = 10) of height and biomass of Casuarina equisetifolia and Casuarina glauca plants inoculated with three different AMF strains and cultivated 4 months with 0, 150, or 300 mM NaCl. Values followed by the same letter are not significantly different at p < 0.05 according to the Steel–Critchlow–Fligner test (“a” = lowest values and “b” = highest values). Data presented are representative of two independent experiments. Ra Rhizophagus aggregatus, Rf Rhizophagus fasciculatus, Ri Rhizophagus intraradices. Lowercase letters (a-b) indicate significant differences regarding AMF inoculation. Uppercase letters (A-B) indicate significant differences regarding NaCl concentrations. Uppercase letters in parentheses (A)-(B) indicate significant differences regarding species

[NaCl]

0 mM

150 mM

300 mM

0 mM

150 mM

300 mM

Control

42.08 ± 12.25^{a-B (A)}

36.51 ± 5.37^{a-AB (A)}

35.94 ± 6.31^{a-A (A)}

3.62 ± 0.76^{a-B (A)}

1.88 ± 0.68^{a-A (A)}

1.58 ± 0.22^{a-A (A)}

Ra

57.92 ± 9.92^{b-B (A)}

46.99 ± 5.36^{b-A (A)}

40.17 ± 9.61^{a-A (A)}

4.48 ± 1.24^{ab-B (A)}

2.62 ± 0.65^{a-AB (A)}

1.66 ± 0.69^{a-A (A)}

Rf

59.83 ± 4.39^{b-B (A)}

43.73 ± 7.02^{b-A (A)}

41.17 ± 7.17^{a-A (A)}

5.08 ± 1.03^{b-B (A)}

2.73 ± 0.68^{a-A (A)}

1.78 ± 0.47^{a-A (A)}

Ri

52.81 ± 15.96^{b-B (A)}

37.79 ± 5.07^{a-A (A)}

36.80 ± 5.89^{a-A (A)}

4.38 ± 1.39^{ab-B (A)}

2.31 ± 0.55^{a-A (A)}

1.61 ± 0.87^{a-A (A)}

Control

57.62 ± 7.13^{a-B (B)}

53.88 ± 8.32^{a-AB (B)}

48.50 ± 7.50^{a-A (B)}

3.75 ± 0.70^{b-B (A)}

2.81 ± 0.37^{a-A (B)}

1.82 ± 0.62^{a-A (A)}

Ra

64.54 ± 7.40^{ab-B (A)}

59.18 ± 7.53^{ab-B (B)}

51.11 ± 5.60^{ab-A (B)}

4.53 ± 1.15^{ab-B (A)}

2.91 ± 0.69^{a-A (A)}

2.42 ± 0.58^{a-A (A)}

Rf

66.52 ± 7.35^{b-B (B)}

63.82 ± 6.55^{b-B (B)}

55.93 ± 9.64^{b-A (B)}

4.86 ± 1.15^{a-B (A)}

4.01 ± 0.89^{b-AB (B)}

3.21 ± 1.19^{b-A (B)}

Ri

63.69 ± 7.29^{ab-B (A)}

53.66 ± 7.41^{a-A (B)}

52.26 ± 4.50^{ab-A (B)}

4.65 ± 0.90^{ab-B (A)}

2.93 ± 0.90^{a-A (A)}

2.29 ± 0.74^{a-A (A)}