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. 2013 Feb 18;8(2):e56524. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056524

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.