Table 1.
Influence of soil microbial community on Ipomoea purpurea plant traits. Trait mean and standard error of the mean in each soil environment, complex (autoclave + inoculum) and simple (autoclave). F‐value and χ 2‐values showing the effects of genotype, microbe treatments, and interaction on plant phenotype. Satterthwaite degrees of freedom are listed in parentheses after F‐values. Significant effects are indicated with asterisks: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.
| Trait |
Complex mean ± SE |
Simple mean ± SE |
Genotype χ 2 |
Treatment F‐value |
Genotype × Treatment χ 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering day | 44.89 ± 1.11 | 44.30 ± 1.45 | 9.57** | 0.00(1,161) | 0.00 |
| Size | 45.50 ± 1.30 | 40.67 ± 1.30 | 5.50* | 7.47(1,173)** | 0.00 |
| Growth | 3.63 ± 0.10 | 3.41 ± 0.13 | 0.00 | 1.88(1,192) | 0.00 |
| Total flowers | 67.08 ± 3.56 | 58.16 ± 3.17 | 8.98** | 4.13(1,21)* | 0.43 |