Table 1 Glasshouse experiment 1 (field collected soil).

From: Potential of the beneficial fungus Trichoderma to enhance ecosystem-service provision in the biofuel grass Miscanthus x giganteus in agriculture

 

Treatments

LSD

PR7

Control

CFUs (Log10) at 5 months

5.7 a

2.1 b

1.0

CFUs (Log10) at 17 months

4.4 a

1.4 b

0.9

PRC at 17 months

33.6 b

1.6 b

7.1

  1. Mean number of colony forming units (CFUs) of Trichoderma atroviride and the percentage of roots colonised (PRC) in PR7 and control treatments 5 and 17 months after trial establishment. Different letters for each parameter indicate that means differ significantly between treatments (p < 0.05).