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. 2020 Feb 14;10:2663. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-59447-9

Table 3.

Effects of different treatments on plant biomass.

Mycorrhizal infection rate % Mycelium density m g−1 above-ground biomass g plant−1 underground biomass g plant−1 Mycorrhizal responsiveness %
Top soil 0 0 11.07 ± 1.1b 1.58 ± 0.04b 29.45
Top soil + M 83 ± 3a 3.61 ± 0.11a 14.2 ± 0.22a 2.17 ± 0.13a
Sandy soil 0 0 8.17 ± 0.27 cd 0.94 ± 0.13 cd 25.48
Sandy soil + M 83 ± 3a 3.88 ± 0.09a 10.16 ± 0.84bc 1.27 ± 0.07c
Clay soil 0 0 7.08 ± 0.59d 0.7 ± 0.06d 11.85
Clay soil + M 80 ± 2a 1.54 ± 0.21b 7.86 ± 0.34bcd 0.82 ± 0.05c
S_C soil 0 0 10.57 ± 0.45b 1.61 ± 0.07b 34.83
S_C soil + M 83 ± 3a 3.79 ± 0.13a 14.25 ± 0.8a 2.17 ± 0.14a