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Table 1 The effects of P. indica, Cd and Phe treatments on Chl a, Chl b, F0, Fm, Fv/Fm and ETR in M. sativa

From: Phytoremediation effect of Medicago sativa colonized by Piriformospora indica in the phenanthrene and cadmium co-contaminated soil

Fungal treatment

Phe and Cd treatment

Chl a

(mg g− 1 FW)

Chl b

(mg g− 1 FW)

F0

Fm

Fv/Fm

ETR

-P

0

4.57 + 0.01g

2.63 + 0.02a

0.76 + 0.03a

2.78 + 0.03

0.74 + 0.07b

92.5 + 2.4c

Cd

Phe

Cd + Phe

3.58 + 0.10a

2.10 + 0.05a

0.85 + 0.04a

2.66 + 0.04a

0.58 + 0.07c

88.5 + 1.12b

3.21 + 0.02b

1.93 + 0.04a

0.93 + 0.01b

2.41 + 0.02b

0.45 + 0.06d

71.6 + 2.07de

3.10 + 0.03b

1.76 + 0.02b

1.07 + 0.02c

2.17 + 0.03c

0.31 + 0.05e

67.5 + 3.02a

+P

0

5.01 + 0.02c

2.85 + 0.04c

0.63 + 0.05d

2.86 + 0.04d

0.86 + 0.02f

98.3 + 3.17b

Cd

4.26 + 0.04d

2.55 + 0.06d

0.78 + 0.06f

2.72 + 0.06e

0.76 + 0.02a

104 + 2.45c

Phe

4.02 + 0.02e

2.41 + 0.05e

0.81 + 0.03e

2.62 + 0.05f

0.61 + 0.03b

101.1 + 3.14d

Cd + Phe

3.78 + 0.04f

2.17 + 0.03f

0.92 + 0.02g

2.31 + 0.03g

0.52 + 0.04c

93.8 + 2.53e

  1. − P: non-inoculation (control), + P: P. indica. Values are mean ± SE, n = 3. The same letter within each column indicates no significant difference among treatments using Duncan’s Multiple Range Test