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. 2009 Apr 28;60(9):2725–2735. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erp128

Table 2.

15N natural abundance (δ15N, ‰) of unlabelled leaves, new roots, old roots, and soil in K. myosuroides and C. foetida monoliths

δ15N (‰) K. myosuroides C. foetida
Leaf –3.40 (0.37) a 0.19 (0.23) a
New roots 0.61 (0.62) b –0.02 (0.37) a
Old roots –0.76 (0.14) b 2.73 (1.12) ab
Soil 3.78 (0.12) c 4.49 (0.95) b

Values are the mean ±SE (n=15). Different letters indicate significant differences between the organs and the soil (P <0.05).