Table 2: Concentrations of total phenols, total flavonoids, total tannins and total proanthocyanidins in the stem bark of Libidibia ferrea, in the field, inoculated or non-inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), 13 months after transplanting, in Petrolina, Brazil.
| Variable |
Inoculation Treatment |
|
Control |
A. longula |
C. etunicatum |
G. albida |
| Total phenolics (mg g plant-1) |
2.01 a |
1.96 a |
1.98 a |
1.98 a |
| Total flavonoids (mg g plant-1) |
156.1 c |
524.2 a |
445.7 b |
177.7 c |
| Total tannins (mg g plant-1) |
1.35 b |
1.98 a |
1.12 b |
0.46 c |
| Total proanthocyanidins (mg g plant-1) |
0.67 a |
0.05 b |
0.18 ab |
0.26 ab |
Averages followed by the same letter do not differ from the Tukey test (P < 0.05).