Table 4.

Effects of various soil characteristics on the individual arbuscular mycorrhizal species in the two sampling depths (0–10 cm and 10–20 cm) under various fallow and cropping conditions.

	Depth 0–10 cm								Depth 10–20 cm
	Soil-pH	Soil-N	Soil-C	Soil-Pi	Soil-Mg	Soil-Al	Soil-K	Soil-Ca	Soil-pH	Soil-N	Soil-C	Soil-Pi	Soil-Mg	Soil-Al	Soil-K	Soil-Ca
		[g kg−1]	[g kg−1]	[mg kg−1]	[cmol (+) kg−1]					[g kg−1]	[g kg−1]	[mg kg−1]	[cmol (+) kg−1]
	Forest fallow
Acaulospora scrobiculata	2.5 (0.13)	1.1 (0.37)	0.94 (0.57)	1.8 (0.22)	2.2 (0.16)	4.3 (0.04)	0.40 (0.64)	9.0 (0.007)	0.79 (0.51)	1.4 (0.30)	1.5 (0.27)	0.52 (0.60)	0.33 (0.73)	0.41 (0.67)	0.80 (0.52)	0.58 (0.57)
Acaulospora mellea	3.6 (0.08)	1.8 (0.21)	1.5 (0.27)	2.5 (0.13)	3.8 (0.06)	2.6 (0.12)	0.79 (0.52)	0.87 (0.55)	1.0 (0.38)	0.65 (0.54)	1.2 (0.34)	1.1 (0.38)	0.58 (0.57)	1.2 (0.33)	2.1 (0.17)	0.93 (0.57)
Acaulospora paulineae	3.1 (0.09)	0.65 (0.54)	1.0 (0.39)	2.0 (0.18)	3.1 (0.09)	4.2 (0.05)	0.35 (0.71)	10.2 (0.004)	2.1 (0.18)	0.27 (0.76)	0.68 (0.52)	3.4 (0.08)	1.3 (0.31)	2.2 (0.16)	2.1 (0.17)	1.1 (0.38)
Ambispora sp.	6.6 (0.01)	0.65 (0.54)	1.2 (0.34)	0.92 (0.56)	6.6 (0.01)	1.2 (0.34)	0.31 (0.73)	0.91 (0.56)	1.2 (0.35)	0.44 (0.35)	0.53 (0.60)	1.8 (0.22)	0.65 (0.54)	2.1 (0.17)	0.37 (0.69)	0.39 (0.68)
Cetraspora pellucida	1.8 (0.22)	0.44 (0.65)	0.45 (0.64)	0.72 (0.51)	5.4 (0.02)	0.53 (0.60)	0.30 (0.74)	0.87 (0.55)	14.7 (0.001)	1.9 (0.20)	1.9 (0.20)	0.75 (0.50)	0.34 (0.71)	0.78 (0.51)	1.1 (0.37)	67.9 (<0.001)
Racocetra tropicana	1.8 (0.21)	2.0 (0.18)	1.8 (0.22)	1.1 (0.36)	2.5 (0.14)	3.2 (0.08)	0.28 (0.75)	8.1 (0.009)	12.2 (0.002)	1.9 (0.30)	1.2 (0.34)	0.91 (0.56)	0.24 (0.78)	1.0 (0.39)	2.1 (0.17)	22.4 (0.003)
Gigaspora decipiens	0.83 (0.53)	0.51 (0.61)	0.70 (0.51)	1.2 (0.35)	0.83 (0.53)	1.0 (0.39)	0.28 (0.75)	0.09 (0.90)	0.96 (0.58)	3.3 (0.08)	2.7 (0.12)	2.4 (0.14)	2.0 (0.19)	3.1 (0.09)	0.90 (0.56)	1.7 (0.24)
Glomus microaggregatum	1.7 (0.24)	0.51 (0.61)	0.36 (0.70)	1.0 (0.39)	1.7 (0.24)	0.4 (0.66)	0.38 (0.69)	0.53 (0.60)	1.3 (0.32)	1.1 (0.38)	1.6 (0.24)	0.83 (0.53)	0.97 (0.58)	2.2 (0.17)	0.58 (0.57)	1.0 (0.39)
Rhizophagus intraradices	0.45 (0.64)	0.88 (0.55)	2.4 (0.13)	0.80 (0.52)	0.45 (0.64)	0.70 (0.52)	0.78 (0.51)	0.16 (0.84)	1.8 (0.22)	3.8 (0.06)	4.0 (0.05)	0.11 (0.89)	0.60 (0.56)	0.78 (0.51)	0.45 (0.64)	2.3 (0.15)
Paraglomus occultum	0.96 (0.58)	1.4 (0.29)	0.67 (0.53)	1.3 (0.32)	3.1 (0.09)	0.15 (0.85)	1.6 (0.26)	0.05 (0.94)	1.2 (0.35)	0.41 (0.67)	0.57 (0.58)	0.55 (0.59)	2.6 (0.12)	0.54 (0.59)	1.8 (0.22)	0.16 (0.85)
Ambispora gerdemannii	4.0 (0.05)	0.85 (0.54)	0.99 (0.57)	0.34 (0.71)	4.0 (0.05)	1.1 (0.38)	1.1 (0.37)	0.98 (0.59)	0.44 (0.65)	1.1 (0.36)	1.3 (0.31)	0.54 (0.44)	0.35 (0.70)	0.55 (0.59)	0.44 (0.65)	0.36 (0.70)
Gigaspora margarita	0.09 (0.90)	0.15 (0.86)	0.53 (0.60)	0.79 (0.51)	0.18 (0.83)	0.78 (0.51)	7.1 (0.01)	2.0 (0.19)	1.2 (0.35)	0.44 (0.65)	0.53 (0.60)	1.8 (0.22)	0.65 (0.54)	2.1 (0.17)	0.37 (0.69)	0.39 (0.68)
	Short fallow
Acaulospora scrobiculata	35.2 (<0.001)	1.1 (0.37)	1. (0.35)	1.7 (0.24)	7.1 (0.01)	2.0 (0.19)	0.41 (0.67)	2.9 (0.10)	8.6 (0.008)	1.8 (0.22)	0.73 (0.50)	5.3 (0.03)	10.2 (0.004)	1.2 (0.35)	0.30 (0.74)	3.1 (0.09)
Acaulospora mellea	4.8 (0.03)	1.6 (0.25)	2.8 (0.11)	2.0 (0.19)	4.8 (0.03)	1.5 (0.27)	1.5 (0.28)	0.82 (0.53)	3.2 (0.09)	2.0 (0.18)	3.6 (0.06)	2.3 (0.15)	1.1 (0.37)	0.66 (0.52)	3.9 (0.05)	4.7 (0.03)
Acaulospora paulineae	2.0 (0.19)	1.4 (0.29)	1.5 (0.27)	0.40 (0.68)	0.62 (0.55)	0.61 (0.56)	3.2 (0.08)	2.5 (0.13)	0.79 (0.51)	8.3 (0.009)	6.3 (0.01)	0.83 (0.53)	0.57 (0.58)	0.69 (0.52)	0.61 (0.56)	0.84 (0.53)
Ambispora sp.	27.4 (<0.001)	0.92 (0.56)	0.99 (0.59)	1.9 (0.20)	6.1 (0.02)	1.9 (0.21)	0.33 (0.72)	2.7 (0.11)	0.34 (0.71)	1.5 (0.26)	0.71 (0.51)	0.87 (0.55)	0.38 (0.69)	0.80 (0.52)	0.61 (0.56)	0.68 (0.52)
Cetraspora pellucida	4.5 (0.04)	0.81 (0.52)	0.87 (0.54)	1.5 (0.26)	1.1 (0.37)	1.1 (0.36)	0.29 (0.75)	1.8 (0.21)	0.34 (0.71)	0.48 (0.62)	0.49 (0.62)	0.44 (0.55)	1.1 (0.37)	0.32 (0.73)	2.1 (0.18)	0.58 (0.57)
Racocetra tropicana	4.6 (0.04)	0.84 (0.53)	0.90 (0.56)	1.4 (0.27)	1.3 (0.33)	1.1 (0.36)	0.31 (0.70)	1.4 (0.19)	0.30 (0.74)	0.82 (0.52)	0.36 (0.70)	0.25 (0.78)	0.46 (0.64)	0.58 (0.57)	0.74 (0.50)	0.34 (0.71)
Gigaspora decipiens	2.5 (0.13)	0.25 (0.77)	0.38 (0.69)	0.75 (0.50)	0.45 (0.64)	0.69 (0.52)	29.6 (<0.001)	1.0 (0.39)	0.45 (0.64)	0.75 (0.50)	0.62 (0.55)	0.39 (0.68)	2.3 (0.15)	0.50 (0.62)	0.68 (0.52)	0.58 (0.57)
Glomus microaggregatum	7.9 (0.01)	0.72 (0.51)	1.1 (0.36)	2.0 (0.18)	0.46 (0.63)	0.22 (0.80)	3.7 (0.06)	1.5 (0.27)	5.2 (0.03)	0.73 (0.50)	0.45 (0.64)	1.5 (0.27)	5.0 (0.03)	0.38 (0.69)	0.78 (0.51)	1.2 (0.34)
Rhizophagus intraradices	0.89 (0.55)	2.6 (0.13)	1.8 (0.21)	1.3 (0.31)	0.58 (0.57)	0.72 (0.50)	2.1 (0.17)	14.2 (<0.001)	0.44 (0.65)	9.5 (0.006)	8.8 (0.007)	0.36 (0.70)	0.37 (0.69)	1.6 (0.25)	0.26 (0.77)	0.24 (0.78)
Paraglomus occultum	0.80 (0.52)	0.54 (0.59)	0.67 (0.53)	0.67 (0.53)	1.2 (0.33)	0.92 (0.57)	0.34 (0.71)	1.7 (0.23)	3.8 (0.06)	1.4 (0.29)	1.9 (0.20)	3.5 (0.07)	0.72 (0.51)	0.92 (0.56)	0.72 (0.51)	2.8 (0.11)
Ambispora gerdemannii	1.4 (0.29)	0.66 (0.53)	0.96 (0.58)	0.48 (0.62)	1.0 (0.39)	0.30 (0.74)	4.1 (0.05)	1.8 (0.21)	0.77 (0.51)	1.0 (0.39)	0.79 (0.51)	0.71 (0.51)	0.79 (0.51)	1.2 (0.34)	2.0 (0.19)	0.41 (0.67)
Gigaspora margarita	1.1 (0.38)	0.93 (0.57)	1.3 (0.32)	0.79 (0.51)	0.94 (0.57)	0.36 (0.70)	3.0 (0.10)	1.2 (0.34)	3.0 (0.10)	0.58 (0.57)	1.5 (0.26)	1.7 (0.23)	0.32 (0.53)	5.1 (0.03)	0.32 (0.72)	1.5 (0.27)
	Cropping
Acaulospora scrobiculata	0.56 (0.58)	0.55 (0.59)	0.67 (0.53)	1.7 (0.24)	8.3 (0.008)	2.9 (0.10)	0.84 (0.53)	0.31 (0.73)	2.0 (0.19)	0.90 (0.56)	0.40 (0.67)	0.10 (0.89)	0.62 (0.55)	1.7 (0.23)	0.51 (0.61)	1.6 (0.25)
Acaulospora mellea	0.57 (0.58)	2.4 (0.14)	4.7 (0.03)	1.2 (0.33)	1.2 (0.34)	0.41 (0.67)	0.78 (0.51)	0.73 (0.50)	0.72 (0.52)	2.7 (0.12)	2.0 (0.16)	0.57 (0.58)	039 (0.68)	2.1 (0.18)	1.1 (0.36)	1.2 (0.33)
Acaulospora paulineae	3.0 (0.08)	0.52 (0.61)	1.2 (0.34)	3.0 (0.10)	7.4 (0.01)	2.2 (0.17)	3.1 (0.09)	11.9 (0.002)	0.33 (0.72)	6.4 (0.01)	2.1 (0.17)	0.74 (0.50)	0.61 (0.56)	0.37 (0.69)	0.38 (0.69)	0.99 (0.59)
Ambispora sp.	0.15 (0.85)	0.64 (0.54)	3.3 (0.08)	0.31 (0.74)	1.0 (0.39)	1.7 (0.23)	0.35 (0.71)	0.47 (0.63)	0.92 (0.57	5.0 (0.03)	5.5 (0.02)	1.8 (0.21)	0.58 (0.57)	3.3 (0.08)	1.4 (0.28)	2.4 (0.14)
Cetraspora pellucida	0.68 (0.52)	1.6 (0.26)	7.2 (0.01)	0.57 (0.58)	0.24 (0.74)	1.1 (0.35)	0.15 (0.86)	0.19 (0.82)	0.98 (0.58)	2.8 (0.11)	2.9 (0.10)	1.9 (0.19)	1.7 (0.24)	0.85 (0.54)	4.0 (0.05)	1.1 (0.36)
Racocetra tropicana	0.44 (0.63)	1.2 (0.34)	5.9 (0.04)	0.52 (0.60)	0.40 (0.68)	1.2 (0.35)	0.15 (0.86)	0.15 (0.85)	0.56 (0.58)	2.4 (0.14)	2.0 (0.18)	1.2 (0.34)	1.3 (0.32)	0.65 (0.54)	2.8 (0.11)	0.64 (0.54)
Gigaspora decipiens	1.5 (0.27)	0.55 (0.59)	0.37 (0.69)	5.5 (0.02)	1.5 (0.27)	0.60 (0.58)	0.41(0.67)	0.91 (0.56)	2.4 (0.14)	0.52 (0.60)	0.51 (0.61)	0.19 (0.82)	1.5 (0.26)	0.32 (0.74)	0.47 (0.63)	0.62 (0.55)
Glomus microaggregatum	0.96 (0.58)	2.7 (0.12)	4.6 (0.04)	0.44 (0.65)	1.3 (0.33)	0.62 (0.55)	2.3 (0.15)	1.5 (0.26)	2.0 (0.19)	4.0 (0.05)	4.3 (0.04)	4.2 (0.05)	0.59 (0.57)	2.0 (0.18)	1.9 (0.19)	1.6 (0.24)
Rhizophagus intraradices	0.73 (0.50)	0.79 (0.52)	1.6 (0.25)	0.3 (0.73)	2.1 (0.17)	7.2 (0.01)	2.9 (0.10)	1.1 (0.38)	0.51 (0.61)	1.5 (0.27)	3.4 (0.08)	5.9 (0.02)	0.49 (0.62)	0.91 (0.54)	5.2 (0.03)	3.0 (0.09)
Paraglomus occultum	3.0 (0.08)	0.87 (0.54)	1.6 (0.25)	2.4 (0.14)	4.2 (0.05)	2.0 (0.19)	2.7 (0.12)	5.4 (0.02)	0.28 (0.75)	0.67 (0.53)	0.60 (0.55)	0.25 (0.77)	0.74 (0.50)	21.5 (0.003)	0.80 (0.52)	2.9 (0.10)
Ambispora gerdemannii	1.3 (0.33)	0.98 (0.59)	1.4 (0.29)	3.3 (0.08)	3.4 (0.08)	0.97 (0.58)	6.5 (0.01)	7.4 (0.01)	3.0 (0.10)	0.67 (0.53)	0.70 (0.52)	0.27 (0.76)	0.66 (0.53)	0.20 (0.81)	0.87 (0.55)	0.36 (0.70)
Gigaspora margarita	2.1 (0.17)	0.30 (0.71)	0.93 (0.57)	1.5 (0.28)	3.1 (0.09)	3.2 (0.09)	6.1 (0.02)	3.6 (0.06)	0.26 (0.77)	7.5 (0.01)	2.8 (0.11)	1.3 (0.31)	0.63 (0.55)	0.31 (0.73)	0.89 (0.49)	1.7 (0.22)

The f-values displaying correlation levels between the pairs of variables are shown, with the respective p-value in parentheses. Values in bold letters indicate significant f-values between the pairs of variables at p < 0.05.