Table 1.
Nutrient content in different tissues of maize under different treatments at different growth stages
| Treatment | N (mg plant−1) | P (mg plant− 1) | K (mg plant− 1) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | Stem | Leaf | Grain | Root | Stem | Leaf | Grain | Root | Stem | Leaf | Grain | |
| V12 | ||||||||||||
| RA | 381.12 ± 20.31bc | 230.62 ± 17.33b | 635.48 ± 20.15bc | / | 43.29 ± 4.16bc | 32.28 ± 2.05b | 99.03 ± 1.77a | / | 138.25 ± 8.48a | 194.61 ± 2.48b | 396.38 ± 10.99bc | / |
| CE | 414.49 ± 39.26b | 263.29 ± 16.71ab | 727.74 ± 27.42a | / | 54.69 ± 2.72a | 33.70 ± 1.91b | 94.03 ± 1.38a | / | 154.29 ± 10.35a | 214.76 ± 6.48a | 493.22 ± 3.47a | / |
| FM | 562.44 ± 25.27a | 300.81 ± 10.95a | 662.61 ± 25.37ab | / | 44.44 ± 3.30b | 50.72 ± 1.21a | 98.76 ± 4.54a | / | 151.09 ± 7.06a | 218.26 ± 3.38a | 410.44 ± 8.22b | / |
| MI | 317.98 ± 20.95 cd | 226.52 ± 15.00b | 680.14 ± 28.88ab | / | 34.36 ± 1.30 cd | 38.13 ± 2.31b | 95.52 ± 3.00a | / | 99.13 ± 8.74b | 225.58 ± 2.67a | 385.93 ± 2.89c | / |
| CK | 262.83 ± 17.87d | 156.75 ± 5.61c | 557.28 ± 35.55c | / | 27.07 ± 2.69d | 23.51 ± 2.59c | 75.52 ± 1.99b | / | 89.48 ± 7.89b | 146.21 ± 2.36c | 334.52 ± 1.68d | / |
| P values | 0.0001 | 0.0003 | 0.0169 | / | 0.0007 | 0.0001 | 0.0007 | / | 0.0007 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | / |
| CV(±%) | 11.32 | 9.60 | 7.41 | / | 12.37 | 10.9 | 4.72 | / | 12.18 | 2.99 | 2.33 | / |
| VT | ||||||||||||
| RA | 573.90 ± 28.86b | 273.94 ± 10.45a | 861.43 ± 27.44a | / | 60.44 ± 3.09b | 105.82 ± 5.63a | 169.74 ± 6.96a | / | 182.85 ± 7.34a | 318.75 ± 4.84a | 620.27 ± 19.27c | / |
| CE | 659.7419.94a | 236.19 ± 5.98b | 829.00 ± 40.04a | / | 75.95 ± 2.25a | 96.39 ± 4.21ab | 141.65 ± 5.94b | / | 198.48 ± 10.55a | 303.71 ± 12.20a | 870.70 ± 6.66a | / |
| FM | 645.69 ± 18.38a | 273.25 ± 10.54a | 816.58 ± 38.92ab | / | 64.23 ± 1.35b | 86.64 ± 4.47bc | 137.61 ± 3.24b | / | 135.66 ± 3.45b | 262.82 ± 7.75b | 801.25 ± 1.73b | / |
| MI | 641.33 ± 11.75a | 264.39 ± 11.95ab | 797.57 ± 40.43ab | / | 79.69 ± 1.99a | 85.97 ± 4.04bc | 126.11 ± 6.39b | / | 184.57 ± 7.27a | 315.55 ± 9.35a | 868.46 ± 11.44a | / |
| CK | 431.60 ± 23.46c | 255.88 ± 16.56ab | 717.59 ± 24.55ab | / | 60.49 ± 2.08b | 79.00 ± 3.27c | 105.49 ± 8.12c | / | 134.88 ± 11.16b | 247.61 ± 10.11b | 632.22 ± 17.03c | / |
| P values | 0.0001 | 0.2050 | 0.1223 | / | 0.0002 | 0.0120 | 0.0005 | / | 0.0006 | 0.0007 | 0.0001 | / |
| CV(±%) | 6.29 | 7.34 | 7.34 | / | 5.58 | 8.2 | 8.11 | / | 8.34 | 5.38 | 2.80 | / |
| R1 | ||||||||||||
| RA | 579.79 ± 41.04a | 207.77 ± 10.05bc | 672.99 ± 6.13a | / | 52.30 ± 3.39a | 84.65 ± 1.93c | 133.31 ± 4.17a | / | 139.73 ± 1.83b | 228.52 ± 2.84b | 540.05 ± 7.89a | / |
| CE | 590.17 ± 7.38a | 238.35 ± 10.34ab | 605.41 ± 20.86ab | / | 54.15 ± 5.37a | 114.42 ± 3.12a | 134.24 ± 7.39a | / | 154.56 ± 4.88b | 227.85 ± 1.67b | 483.31 ± 10.75b | / |
| FM | 552.94 ± 14.29a | 231.30 ± 12.95ab | 613.44 ± 32.51ab | / | 51.50 ± 1.36a | 99.11 ± 4.00b | 101.41 ± 3.83b | / | 216.11 ± 6.46a | 235.80 ± 3.94b | 455.60 ± 9.23c | / |
| MI | 320.29 ± 6.83b | 263.18 ± 11.81a | 600.28 ± 29.69ab | / | 45.38 ± 1.13a | 116.92 ± 4.33a | 137.21 ± 5.96a | / | 145.00 ± 2.15b | 318.04 ± 10.06a | 502.60 ± 3.03b | / |
| CK | 309.49 ± 9.97b | 193.44 ± 10.69c | 571.83 ± 18.80b | / | 47.88 ± 1.15a | 69.87 ± 3.63d | 103.04 ± 4.43b | / | 137.50 ± 9.93b | 188.12 ± 8.84c | 407.33 ± 5.67d | / |
| P values | 0.0001 | 0.0060 | 0.1100 | / | 0.3008 | 0.0001 | 0.0010 | / | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | / |
| CV(±%) | 5.63 | 7.09 | 6.20 | / | 8.28 | 6.21 | 7.29 | / | 5.60 | 3.99 | 2.67 | / |
| R2 | ||||||||||||
| RA | 363.93 ± 20.82a | 396.64 ± 14.96d | 453.24 ± 27.72c | / | 66.09 ± 4.18a | 333.52 ± 4.55b | 125.73 ± 4.10b | / | 292.66 ± 9.16b | 648.10 ± 3.98b | 552.82 ± 4.14a | / |
| CE | 297.65 ± 10.88bc | 884.62 ± 33.42a | 506.31 ± 24.44c | / | 61.33 ± 2.81ab | 314.23 ± 5.21bc | 98.55 ± 3.98c | / | 295.55 ± 3.39b | 651.59 ± 2.57b | 495.71 ± 4.93c | / |
| FM | 272.98 ± 15.69c | 627.30 ± 27.67c | 591.88 ± 13.49b | / | 55.20 ± 3.39b | 300.70 ± 6.31c | 107.42 ± 2.53c | / | 328.90 ± 5.03a | 579.48 ± 4.70c | 491.66 ± 2.02c | / |
| MI | 314.27 ± 4.98b | 796.67 ± 19.09b | 776.05 ± 42.63a | / | 58.02 ± 1.26ab | 390.85 ± 11.38a | 137.77 ± 7.06a | / | 248.46 ± 5.27c | 676.66 ± 7.25a | 532.75 ± 2.29b | / |
| CK | 285.39 ± 3.81bc | 465.13 ± 27.74d | 447.00 ± 16.54c | / | 53.31 ± 4.12b | 214.76 ± 9.68d | 98.52 ± 5.81c | / | 164.60 ± 13.92d | 466.76 ± 6.83d | 394.05 ± 5.98d | / |
| P values | 0.0047 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | / | 0.1268 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | / | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | / |
| CV(±%) | 6.25 | 7.04 | 7.76 | / | 9.33 | 4.34 | 3.24 | / | 5.67 | 1.51 | 1.42 | / |
| R4 | ||||||||||||
| RA | 460.18 ± 17.27a | 492.49 ± 15.83a | 325.48 ± 9.38b | 669.94 ± 35.73c | 53.10 ± 2.52a | 363.28 ± 4.48c | 120.15 ± 4.82b | 230.58 ± 4.24b | 249.72 ± 7.85b | 1263.62 ± 23.14ab | 460.57 ± 11.13d | 167.36 ± 1.98c |
| CE | 429.83 ± 21.30ab | 434.38 ± 35.33ab | 316.19 ± 24.83b | 769.54 ± 13.67b | 50.62 ± 0.13a | 447.22 ± 6.36a | 93.68 ± 9.63bc | 246.00 ± 6.02a | 267.81 ± 4.32a | 1283.46 ± 33.51ab | 549.96 ± 8.42c | 197.50 ± 5.86b |
| FM | 347.36 ± 32.14c | 375.62 ± 40.90b | 397.27 ± 18.66a | 734.79 ± 20.12bc | 51.24 ± 3.14a | 392.35 ± 8.50b | 167.65 ± 14.44a | 171.80 ± 1.54c | 230.85 ± 4.11c | 1216.85 ± 19.95b | 611.02 ± 5.28b | 184.30 ± 6.39b |
| MI | 364.75 ± 17.23bc | 360.42 ± 13.87bc | 352.82 ± 7.17ab | 913.40 ± 24.23a | 50.59 ± 1.93a | 325.32 ± 7.56d | 183.69 ± 6.45a | 255.76 ± 4.85a | 258.92 ± 6.41ab | 1318.86 ± 24.13a | 637.11 ± 2.78a | 224.27 ± 6.13a |
| CK | 387.22 ± 11.33bc | 276.95 ± 14.79c | 326.69 ± 22.78b | 563.87 ± 23.25d | 47.50 ± 2.21a | 248.60 ± 12.15e | 89.40 ± 6.52c | 122.57 ± 2.84d | 203.37 ± 4.13d | 931.98 ± 9.84c | 395.37 ± 2.94e | 124.443.45d |
| P values | 0.0194 | 0.0022 | 0.0557 | 0.0001 | 0.5419 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
| CV(±%) | 8.92 | 10.88 | 8.47 | 5.76 | 6.78 | 4.17 | 11.67 | 3.26 | 3.27 | 3.11 | 1.60 | 4.55 |
The five parts in Table 1 are the five growth stages of maize, which are V12 (twelve-leaf stage), VT (tasseling stage), R1 (silking stage), R2 (blister stage), and R4 (dough stage stage). Each growth stage included five treatments, namely RA (maize inoculated with R. aggratus), CE (maize inoculated with C. etunicatum), FM (maize inoculated with F. mosseae), MI (maize inoculated with the above three kinds of AMF), and CK (maize without AMF inoculation). Lower case letters in figures differently indicate significant differences between treatments (p<0.05)