Table 3.
(A) Factor | Soil dehydrogenase activity | Root mycorrhizal colonization rate | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Copper contamination | <0.0001 | 0.744 | ||
Mycorrhizal inoculation treatment | 0.287 | 0.575 | ||
Interaction | 0.567 | 0.919 | ||
(B) Inoculation treatment | Soil dehydrogenase activity | Root mycorrhizal colonization rate | ||
Non-contaminated soil | Cu-contaminated soil | Non-contaminated soil | Cu-contaminated soil | |
Non-inoculated | 13.80 ± 1.386 a | 0.67 ± 0.086 b | 0.54 ± 0.069 a | 0.49 ± 0.070 a |
Inoculated with R. irregulare | 12.34 ± 0.812 a | 0.49 ± 0.069 b | 0.55 ± 0.034 a | 0.59 ± 0.026 a |
Inoculated with F. mosseae | 13.64 ± 1.689 a | 0.50 ± 0.069 b | 0.51 ± 0.059 a | 0.52 ± 0.053 a |
Data represent average values (n = 5) ± standard error. Different letters indicate significant differences among treatments according to Tukey b a posteriori tests at p-value ≤ 0.05.