Localities

(Region)

Soil microbial density

(×106 cell/mm3)

Rhizome endophytes

AMF diversity in situ

(spores/g sol)

AMF morphotypes in situ

Root colonization (%)

Bertoua

(East)

15 ± 0.03d

19

36 ± 0.06e

I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII

57 ± 0.14d

Bini

(Adamawa)

4 ± 0.01a

8

41 ± 0.09f

I, II, III, IV, V, VI

72 ± 0.14g

Djarengol

(Far North)

6 ± 0.07c

14

67 ± 0.03h

I, II, III

47 ± 0.17a

Douala

(Littoral)

16 ± 0.11h

13

24 ± 0.04b

I, II, III, IV, V

60 ± 0.00e

Dschang

(West)

14 ± 0.10g

13

28 ± 0.09c

I, II, III, IV, V

78 ± 0.17h

Ebolowa

(South)

2 ± 0.01b

13

4 ± 0.03a

I, II, III, IV

63 ± 0.14f

Nkometou

(Centre)

9 ± 0.12e

11

44 ± 0.03g

I, II, III, IV, V, VI

50 ± 0.00b

Touboro

(North)

9 ± 0.07f

14

32 ± 0.06d

I, II, III, IV, V, VI

55 ± 0.00c