Table 3.
ANOVA analysis of the aerial dry biomass of S. miyabeana SX67 and the TE percentage decrease/increase in the soil for each treatment after two growing seasons at the Longueuil, Québec industrial landfill site.
| Metal Decrease/Increase % and Plant Dry Biomass Tukey’s HSD Comparisons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | SX | AM | EM | XX | |
| Ba | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. |
| Cd | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. |
| Cu | B | B | AB | A | AB |
| Pb | B | AB | AB | A | AB |
| Ni | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. |
| Sn | B | AB | AB | A | AB |
| Zn | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. |
| Biomass | B | B | A | B | |
Within each row, treatments not sharing a letter are significantly (p < 0.05) different. N.S. = Not significant. CN = Non-planted control; SX = Willow non-inoculated; AM = Willow + AMF inoculation; EM = Willow + ECM inoculation; XX = Willow + AMF + ECM inoculation.