Table 5.
Means ± SE of seven root morphological or chemical traits for the each three AM and EM species (data averaged over the 0–30 cm profile).
| Mycorrhiza type | MD (mm) | SRA (cm2 g−1) | SRL (m g−1) | RTD (g cm−3) | N (mg g−1) | Tips per mass (g−1) | Tips per volume (L−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | 0.42 ± 0.02 | 164.64 ± 9.75 | 16.20 ± 1.56 | 0.47 ± 0.04 | 11.77 ± 0.53 | 4865 ± 821 | 2186 ± 350 |
| EM | 0.48 ± 0.03 | 120.34 ± 10.54 | 11.62 ± 1.61 | 0.51 ± 0.02 | 10.01 ± 0.46 | 4198 ± 702 | 2238 ± 394 |
| p | 0.33 | 0.04* | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.68 |
Given is the p-value of a comparison of the means (Mann-Whitney U-test) and the significance level (
*
p <0.05).