Planting soil | Days after inoculation | Height (cm) | Root fresh weight (g/plant) | Seedling fresh weight (g/plant) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Inoculated | Control | Inoculated | Control | Inoculated | Control |
Sterile soil | 7 | 12.9a(a) | 12.7a | 0.032a | 0.032a | 0.104a | 0.101a |
 | 14 | 25.4a | 18.8b | 0.106a | 0.071b | 0.254a | 0.195b |
 | 21 | 31.5a | 22.5b | 0.121a | 0.082b | 0.311a | 0.238b |
Non-sterile soil | 7 | 13.1a | 13.0a | 0.040a | 0.032a | 0.110a | 0.109b |
 | 14 | 24.4a | 18.4b | 0.107a | 0.074b | 0.244a | 0.195b |
 | 21 | 31.2a | 22.2b | 0.120a | 0.080b | 0.308a | 0.236b |