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. 2017 Apr 14;12(4):e0175720. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175720

Table 3. Physical and chemical properties of Pinus armandii rhizosphere and ectomycorrhizosphere soil.

Sample pH Sand
(%)
Silt
(%)
Clay
(%)
OM
(g/kg)
TN
(g/kg)
TP
(g/kg)
TK
(g/kg)
AN
(mg/kg)
AP
(mg/kg)
AK
(mg/kg)
AFe
(mg/kg)
AMn
(mg/kg)
ACu
(mg/kg)
AZn
(mg/kg)
ACa
(cmol/kg)
AMg
(cmol/kg)
CK.S1 6.94±0.08a 36.62±0.87d 17.57±0.49b 43.85±0.70a 44.08±1.08c 2.04±0.02b 0.98±0.01c 14.88±0.03e 116.76±1.37b 29.28±0.54b 117.58±1.89c 26.17±0.31e 8.67±0.16cd 3.12±0.01b 1.58±0.05c 11.19±0.14b 1.48±0.03cd
CK.S2 5.96±0.07c 37.40±0.84cd 25.49±0.31a 35.14±1.09c 46.34±0.50abc 2.10±0.04ab 1.12±0.02b 14.96±0.01de 99.64±2.27c 31.01±0.27ab 119.29±2.01bc 26.68±0.04de 8.56±0.28d 2.50±0.02b 1.79±0.01bc 11.41±0.13b 1.30±0.02d
CK.S3 6.97±0.09a 33.75±0.40d 24.31±0.41a 39.97±0.70ab 44.38±0.82bc 1.75±0.01c 1.07±0.01b 15.28±0.06d 105.43±1.32c 31.18±0.26ab 131.94±2.14a 27.80±0.17bcd 8.62±0.11d 2.87±0.05b 1.60±0.05c 9.61±0.13c 1.55±0.07bc
ECM.S1 7.06±0.09a 45.29±1.07a 15.76±0.39b 36.99±0.92bc 48.73±1.15a 2.26±0.05a 1.09±0.02b 16.54±0.11b 131.43±1.68a 32.50±0.54a 112.76±0.13c 30.99±0.55a 10.24±0.21ab 3.38±0.01a 1.78±0.06bc 12.90±0.16a 1.78±0.06b
ECM.S2 6.70±0.08ab 40.69±0.57bc 24.25±0.36a 33.10±0.75cd 48.41±0.57ab 2.15±0.06ab 1.25±0.02a 15.81±0.15c 118.89±4.56b 32.47±0.27a 98.15±0.98d 27.74±0.22cd 9.50±0.15bc 3.37±0.03a 2.19±0.04a 12.86±0.10a 1.70±0.06bc
ECM.S3 6.51±0.08b 42.04±0.97ab 25.67±0.69a 30.32±0.81d 47.67±0.79abc 2.05±0.03b 1.23±0.01a 17.93±0.05a 124.60±1.24ab 31.68±0.58a 125.67±2.04ab 28.41±0.21bc 10.99±0.07a 3.32±0.04a 1.92±0.03b 11.60±0.18b 2.03±0.06a

OM, organic matter; TN, total nitrogen; TP, total phosphorus; TK, total potassium; AN, effective nitrogen; AP, available phosphorus; AK, available potassium; AFe, available iron; AMn, available manganese; ACu, available copper; AZn, available zinc; ACa, available calcium; AMg, available magnesium. CK.S, rhizosphere soil; ECM.S, ectomycorrhizosphere soil. Each value is the mean of 3 replicates (±SD). Values followed by different lowercase letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) between samples in a line.