Table 4 Mean C amounts per plant in AGP, root biomass, and RD of two pea varieties and triticale as intercrop at the end of a 105-day greenhouse pot experiment.

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

Plant

Transfer paths

Pea

Triticale intercrop

AGP-C

Root-C

RD-C

Shoot-C/

AGP-C

Root-C

Shoot-C/

(mg plant−1)

root-C

(mg plant−1)

root-C

Frisson

ADR

3870 b

49 b

784 a

134 a

1340 a

173 a

9 a

AD

5550 a

134 a

830 a

44 b

1090 a

121 a

10 a

A

4050 ab

126 a

443 a

37 b

1270 a

154 a

9 a

P2

ADR

2370 a

47 a

392 a

49 a

1170 a

109 a

12 a

AD

2100 a

57 a

227 b

41 a

1300 a

126 a

11 a

A

1700 a

42 a

265 ab

43 a

1220 a

161 a

9 a

CV (± %)

 

28

41

34

43

32

54

36

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