Table 3.
Effects of AMF on maize plant height and biomass. The different lowercase letters indicate significant differences among treatments; “ns” “*” and “**” mean p < 0.05 and p < 0.01 according to two-way analysis of variance, respectively.
| Soils | Treatment | Height (cm) | Shoot Biomass (g/Plant) | Root Biomass (g/Plant) | Plant Biomass (g/Plant) | Mycorrhizal Dependency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasteland | CK | 20.3 ± 0.85 d | 1.30 ± 0.05 d | 0.40 ± 0.04 c | 1.70 ± 0.04 d | - |
| AMF | 20.9 ± 0.47 d | 1.40 ± 0.04 d | 0.48 ± 0.01 c | 1.88 ± 0.05 d | 110.4 ± 0.02 c | |
| Farmland | CK | 13.1 ± 0.91 e | 0.57 ± 0.08 e | 0.40 ± 0.04 c | 0.97 ± 0.08 e | - |
| AMF | 52.6 ± 1.58 b | 11.35 ± 0.38 b | 2.29 ± 0.19 b | 13.64 ± 0.38 b | 1413.3 ± 1.29 a | |
| Slopeland | CK | 27.7 ± 0.70 c | 3.03 ± 0.21 c | 0.77 ± 0.07 bc | 3.80 ± 0.23 c | - |
| AMF | 54.7 ± 1.16 a | 13.25 ± 0.34 a | 2.53 ± 0.21 a | 15.78 ± 0.38 a | 431.1 ± 0.25 b | |
| Two-way analysis of variance | ||||||
| AMF | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |
| Soil | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |
| AMF × Soil | ** | ** | * | ** | * | |