“…However, there were no differences between rootstocks in plant growth, and root length in non-inoculated rootstock was higher than in all other treatments. It has been shown that mycorrhizal plants may have fewer and shorter roots than non-mycorrhizal plants, since extraradicular AMF mycelium increases the volume of soil explored by the plant root system, allowing higher water and nutrient uptake (Locatelli et al, 2002). Therefore, these results confirm the ability of AMF to benefit plant growth, and the increase in shoot and root biomass is consistent with previous studies with grapevine rootstocks (Dalla Costa et al, 2010;Anzanello et al, 2011;Cangahuala-Inocente et al, 2011) or with other plant species (Lovato et al, 2006;Farzaneh et al, 2011;Cavagnaro et al, 2012;Evelin et al, 2012;Mohandas, 2012;Steinkellner et al, 2012).…”