Table 1 Effect of fungal strains on seed germination and protocorm development of D. officinale at 15 weeks of inoculation

25.72 ± 2.85^b

60.04 ± 4.34^a

14.24 ± 3.07^d

0.00 ± 0.00^d

0.00 ± 0.00^b

0.00 ± 0.00^b

14.24 ± 3.07^d

8.77 ± 1.30^c

6.56 ± 3.95^bc

25.97 ± 5.41^c

50.23 ± 8.08^a

8.48 ± 4.00^b

0.00 ± 0.00^b

84.67 ± 8.85^a

41.82 ± 2.63^a

9.23 ± 0.67^bc

14.86 ± 0.90^d

28.94 ± 3.11^b

5.14 ± 2.16^b

0.00 ± 0.00^b

48.95 ± 4.02^c

12.87 ± 10.01^c

12.92 ± 5.41^b

40.86 ± 8.43^b

28.53 ± 2.59^bc

4.69 ± 0.83^b

0.00 ± 0.00^b

74.08 ± 7.31^b

9.15 ± 1.95^c

8.01 ± 1.24^bc

64.20 ± 2.73^a

18.80 ± 1.39^c

0.00 ± 0.00^b

0.00 ± 0.00^b

83.00 ± 1.39^ab

5.47 ± 1.96^c

10.40 ± 5.98^b

37.43 ± 7.03^b

23.60 ± 8.49^bc

19.97 ± 6.49^a

1.35 ± 1.09^b

86.35 ± 3.07^a

5.10 ± 2.60^c

1.83 ± 2.28^c

7.08 ± 6.58^d

7.84 ± 3.56^d

19.20 ± 9.80^a

59.17 ± 8.78^a

93.29 ± 4.20^a