and cultivated H. vulgare were assayed for total RMO. ANOVA
analysis, two-way interactions, indicated highest RMO
colonization in the ecto-rhizosphere. They developed comparable
populations on plant juice, nutrient agar and CCM media
but not on soil extract agar. RMO in the endo-rhizosphere
were particularly supported with the plant juice-based culture
media, while those in the rhizosphere developed the highest
populations on the soil extract agar. Three-ways interactions
indicated that the plant juice agar medium favoured RMO in
the endorhizosphere and ectorhizosphere of most tested plants
(Fig. 3). The salt accumulating Z. album accommodated the
lowest populations of endophytes. In general, the rhizosphere
soil recovered the lowest population except for the soil adjacent
to the ice plant because its network of shoots above and