TABLE 3.
Treatments for greenhouse incubations used in the fractional factorial design experiments (first phase experiments), which were combinations of independent factorsa
| Treatment | Watering | Light | Nutrient(s) | Inoculum | Calcium | Metals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | + | + | P+N | M | + | + |
| 2 | + | + | N | S | + | − |
| 3 | + | − | N | M | − | + |
| 4 | + | + | P | M | − | − |
| 5 | + | − | P | S | + | + |
| 6 | − | − | N | M | − | + |
| 7 | − | − | P+N | S | − | − |
| 8 | − | + | P | S | − | + |
| 9 | + | − | P | M | + | − |
| 10 | − | + | P | M | − | − |
| 11 | − | + | P+N | M | + | + |
| 12 | + | + | N | S | − | + |
| 13 | + | − | P+N | S | − | − |
| 14 | − | − | P+N | S | − | − |
| 15 | − | + | N | S | + | − |
| 16 | − | − | P | S | + | + |
| 17 | + | + | P+N | M | + | + |
| 18 | − | − | N | M | + | − |
P, addition of phosphorus; N, addition of nitrogen; M, mosaic-like inoculum; S, slurry-like inoculum; high (+) or low (−) watering; ambient (+) or shaded (−) illumination; and additions (+) or not (−) of calcium and metals.