ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TILE SYMBIOSIS OF TER ITOMYCES ...

TABLZ 3.5.3 The growth of Termitomyces cultures on the selective
medium, and the amount of cellulose decomposition by these cultures
(14 days growth)
ASSOCIATED
TERMITE
S13ECIIZ
GrZOWTH ON
SELECTIVE tMDIUM
(expressed as % of
growth on SF
medium control)
139-
JUK)UNT OV dFJ-LULOSE
DECOMPOSITION
(see Table 7e4ol)
(%CRLWL0SI,;
LF110VEM mm,
Ancistrotermes caviihorax 75-21 0
Macrotermen bellicosus 102.52 1.58
Microtermes sp. A 118.63 1-113
Mi croterm! ý, g sp. B 104.88 1.95
Hicrotermes sp. C 85-57 1.07
Hicroterings, sp. D 102.80 1.47
Microtermts sp. R 96.63 1.61
_ýUcroterrt2s sp. Z 91e65 1.35
Odontotermes smenthmini 86.8o 0-57
TABLE 3-5.4 Regression of growth of Termit2ýi=es cultures on the
nelective medium against the amount Of cellulose decomposition by
these cultures.
Slope - 16-72
Intersection - 75-62
Regression line pointx a (1*239 96*19) and (0-5,83-98)
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SOURCE OF VARIATION
DEGREE. 33, OF
FREEDOM
SUMS OF
SQUARES
Pegression 1 802,45
Mr. "
SQUARLS
Residual 514.212) 73.46
TMAL 1316 67
VARIANCE
IrNATIO
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Go-2-45 10.9,2)
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