Table 1 Total 15N recovery in the labelling systems and in pea plant parts supplied with the labelling solutions as well as in triticale plant parts as intercrop at the end of a 105-day greenhouse pot experiment; transfer paths: ADR = AMF, diffusion, and root contact between pea and intercrop; AD = AMF and diffusion; A = only AMF; CV = mean coefficient of variation between replicate pots (n = 6).

From: Evidence of considerable C and N transfer from peas to cereals via direct root contact but not via mycorrhiza

Plant

Transfer paths

15N recovery (%)

Triticale intercrop

Total

Labelling system

Pea

Grain

Straw

Roots

Soil

Soil

Roots

Straw

Frisson

ADR

89

15.8

36.8

22.9

0.7

6.0

6.0

0.27

0.6

AD

87

23.1

32.8

24.5

2.0

4.3

0.2

0.11

0.2

A

84

12.9

36.6

27.2

2.2

4.2

0.3

0.07

0.3

P2

ADR

70

15.9

33.5

11.4

0.4

4.0

4.0

0.06

0.4

AD

67

11.5

37.5

13.4

0.6

3.3

0.4

0.02

0.3

A

64

18.3

30.2

9.9

0.4

4.6

0.1

0.01

0.3

CV (± %)

 

14

45

28

25

54

41

94

91

58