Table 1. Plant and AMF parameters and Soil CN ratio (mean (se)) in different soil treatments (soil biota communities SGE 33 and SEG 37, Agriotes untrained (−AP1) or trained (+AP1) soil substrate) in phase 1 and 2.
Phase 1 | Phase 2 | |||||
SEG 33 | SEG 37 | SEG 33 | SEG 33 | SEG 37 | SEG 37 | |
(−AP1) | (+AP1) | (−AP1) | (+AP1) | |||
Shannon's H | 1.29 (0.04) | 1.27 (0.03) | 1.53 (0.03) | 1.51 (0.03) | 1.39 (0.03) | 1.40 (0.04) |
Plant biomass total (gDW) | 20.73 (0.83) | 22.18 (0.92) | 5.70 (0.33) | 6.32 (0.31) | 6.13 (0.30) | 6.54 (0.18) |
Root biomass total (gDW) | 7.72 (0.43) | 9.23 (0.42) | 2.01 (0.17) | 2.33 (0.15) | 2.38 (0.22) | 2.56 (0.16) |
Shoot biomass total (gDW) | 13.00 (0.59) | 12.95 (0.75) | 3.70 (0.17) | 3.99 (0.17) | 3.74 (0.15) | 3.99 (0.14) |
Shoot biomass (gDW) | ||||||
A. millefolium | 1.21 (0.16) | 0.66 (0.14) | 0.42 (0.06) | 0.46 (0.05) | 0.67 (0.12) | 0.47 (0.05) |
P. lanceolata | 1.82 (0.21) | 1.91 (0.27) | 0.97 (0.10) | 1.10 (0.08) | 1.25 (0.14) | 1.16 (0.11) |
T. officinale | 0.25 (0.04) | 0.35 (0.07) | 0.75 (0.11) | 0.81 (0.12) | 0.76 (0.14) | 1.19 (0.14) |
H. lanatus | 3.01 (0.24) | 3.85 (0.29) | 0.91 (0.15) | 1.10 (0.18) | 0.63 (0.15) | 0.93 (0.16) |
P. pratensis | 0.23 (0.03) | 0.25 (0.04) | 0.07 (0.02) | 0.09 (0.01) | 0.02 (0.01) | 0.02 (0.01) |
T. repens | 6.49 (0.74) | 5.94 (0.71) | 0.57 (0.10) | 0.46 (0.08) | 0.42 (0.11) | 0.22 (0.05) |
LEH [m/gDW soil] | 0.47 (0.07) | 1.24 (0.21) | 2.07 (0.47) | 1.16 (0.29) | 1.40 (0.25) | 1.87 (0.42) |
No of AMF species in soil | 3.75 (0.61) | 5.15 (0.23) | 2.40 (0.26) | 3.33 (0.52) | 3.50 (0.49) | 2.61 (0.52) |
No of AMF species in roots | 3.00 (0.48) | 2.90 (0.43) | 4.25 (0.45) | 3.83 (0.46) | ||
Total AMF [% P. lanceolata RLC] | 18.95 (2.37) | 24.05 (2.50) | 71.50 (3.00) | 66.80 (3.81) | 59.80 (3.53) | 46.50 (3.72) |
Arbuscules [% P. lanceolata RLC] | 8.20 (1.81) | 5.70 (0.95) | 16.50 (2.66) | 17.10 (2.99) | 12.50 (1.60) | 10.75 (2.12) |
Soil CN ratio | 12.09 (0.15) | 11.98 (0.12) |
gDW: gram dry weight, LEH: length of extraradical AMF hyphae, AMF: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, RLC: root length colonized.