Table 4 Effects of various soil characteristics on the individual arbuscular mycorrhizal species in the two sampling depths (0–10 cm and 10–20 cm) under various fallow and cropping conditions.

From: Mycorrhizal fungal community structure in tropical humid soils under fallow and cropping conditions

 

Depth 0–10 cm

Depth 10–20 cm

Soil-pH

Soil-N

Soil-C

Soil-Pi

Soil-Mg

Soil-Al

Soil-K

Soil-Ca

Soil-pH

Soil-N

Soil-C

Soil-Pi

Soil-Mg

Soil-Al

Soil-K

Soil-Ca

[g kg−1]

[g kg−1]

[mg kg−1]

[cmol (+) kg−1]

[g kg−1]

[g kg−1]

[mg kg−1]

[cmol (+) kg−1]

 

Forest fallow

 

Acaulospora scrobiculata

2.5 (0.13)

1.1 (0.37)

0.94 (0.57)

1.8 (0.22)

2.2 (0.16)

4.3 (0.04)

0.40 (0.64)

9.0 (0.007)

0.79 (0.51)

1.4 (0.30)

1.5 (0.27)

0.52 (0.60)

0.33 (0.73)

0.41 (0.67)

0.80 (0.52)

0.58 (0.57)

Acaulospora mellea

3.6 (0.08)

1.8 (0.21)

1.5 (0.27)

2.5 (0.13)

3.8 (0.06)

2.6 (0.12)

0.79 (0.52)

0.87 (0.55)

1.0 (0.38)

0.65 (0.54)

1.2 (0.34)

1.1 (0.38)

0.58 (0.57)

1.2 (0.33)

2.1 (0.17)

0.93 (0.57)

Acaulospora paulineae

3.1 (0.09)

0.65 (0.54)

1.0 (0.39)

2.0 (0.18)

3.1 (0.09)

4.2 (0.05)

0.35 (0.71)

10.2 (0.004)

2.1 (0.18)

0.27 (0.76)

0.68 (0.52)

3.4 (0.08)

1.3 (0.31)

2.2 (0.16)

2.1 (0.17)

1.1 (0.38)

Ambispora sp.

6.6 (0.01)

0.65 (0.54)

1.2 (0.34)

0.92 (0.56)

6.6 (0.01)

1.2 (0.34)

0.31 (0.73)

0.91 (0.56)

1.2 (0.35)

0.44 (0.35)

0.53 (0.60)

1.8 (0.22)

0.65 (0.54)

2.1 (0.17)

0.37 (0.69)

0.39 (0.68)

Cetraspora pellucida

1.8 (0.22)

0.44 (0.65)

0.45 (0.64)

0.72 (0.51)

5.4 (0.02)

0.53 (0.60)

0.30 (0.74)

0.87 (0.55)

14.7 (0.001)

1.9 (0.20)

1.9 (0.20)

0.75 (0.50)

0.34 (0.71)

0.78 (0.51)

1.1 (0.37)

67.9 (<0.001)

Racocetra tropicana

1.8 (0.21)

2.0 (0.18)

1.8 (0.22)

1.1 (0.36)

2.5 (0.14)

3.2 (0.08)

0.28 (0.75)

8.1 (0.009)

12.2 (0.002)

1.9 (0.30)

1.2 (0.34)

0.91 (0.56)

0.24 (0.78)

1.0 (0.39)

2.1 (0.17)

22.4 (0.003)

Gigaspora decipiens

0.83 (0.53)

0.51 (0.61)

0.70 (0.51)

1.2 (0.35)

0.83 (0.53)

1.0 (0.39)

0.28 (0.75)

0.09 (0.90)

0.96 (0.58)

3.3 (0.08)

2.7 (0.12)

2.4 (0.14)

2.0 (0.19)

3.1 (0.09)

0.90 (0.56)

1.7 (0.24)

Glomus microaggregatum

1.7 (0.24)

0.51 (0.61)

0.36 (0.70)

1.0 (0.39)

1.7 (0.24)

0.4 (0.66)

0.38 (0.69)

0.53 (0.60)

1.3 (0.32)

1.1 (0.38)

1.6 (0.24)

0.83 (0.53)

0.97 (0.58)

2.2 (0.17)

0.58 (0.57)

1.0 (0.39)

Rhizophagus intraradices

0.45 (0.64)

0.88 (0.55)

2.4 (0.13)

0.80 (0.52)

0.45 (0.64)

0.70 (0.52)

0.78 (0.51)

0.16 (0.84)

1.8 (0.22)

3.8 (0.06)

4.0 (0.05)

0.11 (0.89)

0.60 (0.56)

0.78 (0.51)

0.45 (0.64)

2.3 (0.15)

Paraglomus occultum

0.96 (0.58)

1.4 (0.29)

0.67 (0.53)

1.3 (0.32)

3.1 (0.09)

0.15 (0.85)

1.6 (0.26)

0.05 (0.94)

1.2 (0.35)

0.41 (0.67)

0.57 (0.58)

0.55 (0.59)

2.6 (0.12)

0.54 (0.59)

1.8 (0.22)

0.16 (0.85)

Ambispora gerdemannii

4.0 (0.05)

0.85 (0.54)

0.99 (0.57)

0.34 (0.71)

4.0 (0.05)

1.1 (0.38)

1.1 (0.37)

0.98 (0.59)

0.44 (0.65)

1.1 (0.36)

1.3 (0.31)

0.54 (0.44)

0.35 (0.70)

0.55 (0.59)

0.44 (0.65)

0.36 (0.70)

Gigaspora margarita

0.09 (0.90)

0.15 (0.86)

0.53 (0.60)

0.79 (0.51)

0.18 (0.83)

0.78 (0.51)

7.1 (0.01)

2.0 (0.19)

1.2 (0.35)

0.44 (0.65)

0.53 (0.60)

1.8 (0.22)

0.65 (0.54)

2.1 (0.17)

0.37 (0.69)

0.39 (0.68)

 

Short fallow

 

Acaulospora scrobiculata

35.2 (<0.001)

1.1 (0.37)

1. (0.35)

1.7 (0.24)

7.1 (0.01)

2.0 (0.19)

0.41 (0.67)

2.9 (0.10)

8.6 (0.008)

1.8 (0.22)

0.73 (0.50)

5.3 (0.03)

10.2 (0.004)

1.2 (0.35)

0.30 (0.74)

3.1 (0.09)

Acaulospora mellea

4.8 (0.03)

1.6 (0.25)

2.8 (0.11)

2.0 (0.19)

4.8 (0.03)

1.5 (0.27)

1.5 (0.28)

0.82 (0.53)

3.2 (0.09)

2.0 (0.18)

3.6 (0.06)

2.3 (0.15)

1.1 (0.37)

0.66 (0.52)

3.9 (0.05)

4.7 (0.03)

Acaulospora paulineae

2.0 (0.19)

1.4 (0.29)

1.5 (0.27)

0.40 (0.68)

0.62 (0.55)

0.61 (0.56)

3.2 (0.08)

2.5 (0.13)

0.79 (0.51)

8.3 (0.009)

6.3 (0.01)

0.83 (0.53)

0.57 (0.58)

0.69 (0.52)

0.61 (0.56)

0.84 (0.53)

Ambispora sp.

27.4 (<0.001)

0.92 (0.56)

0.99 (0.59)

1.9 (0.20)

6.1 (0.02)

1.9 (0.21)

0.33 (0.72)

2.7 (0.11)

0.34 (0.71)

1.5 (0.26)

0.71 (0.51)

0.87 (0.55)

0.38 (0.69)

0.80 (0.52)

0.61 (0.56)

0.68 (0.52)

Cetraspora pellucida

4.5 (0.04)

0.81 (0.52)

0.87 (0.54)

1.5 (0.26)

1.1 (0.37)

1.1 (0.36)

0.29 (0.75)

1.8 (0.21)

0.34 (0.71)

0.48 (0.62)

0.49 (0.62)

0.44 (0.55)

1.1 (0.37)

0.32 (0.73)

2.1 (0.18)

0.58 (0.57)

Racocetra tropicana

4.6 (0.04)

0.84 (0.53)

0.90 (0.56)

1.4 (0.27)

1.3 (0.33)

1.1 (0.36)

0.31 (0.70)

1.4 (0.19)

0.30 (0.74)

0.82 (0.52)

0.36 (0.70)

0.25 (0.78)

0.46 (0.64)

0.58 (0.57)

0.74 (0.50)

0.34 (0.71)

Gigaspora decipiens

2.5 (0.13)

0.25 (0.77)

0.38 (0.69)

0.75 (0.50)

0.45 (0.64)

0.69 (0.52)

29.6 (<0.001)

1.0 (0.39)

0.45 (0.64)

0.75 (0.50)

0.62 (0.55)

0.39 (0.68)

2.3 (0.15)

0.50 (0.62)

0.68 (0.52)

0.58 (0.57)

Glomus microaggregatum

7.9 (0.01)

0.72 (0.51)

1.1 (0.36)

2.0 (0.18)

0.46 (0.63)

0.22 (0.80)

3.7 (0.06)

1.5 (0.27)

5.2 (0.03)

0.73 (0.50)

0.45 (0.64)

1.5 (0.27)

5.0 (0.03)

0.38 (0.69)

0.78 (0.51)

1.2 (0.34)

Rhizophagus intraradices

0.89 (0.55)

2.6 (0.13)

1.8 (0.21)

1.3 (0.31)

0.58 (0.57)

0.72 (0.50)

2.1 (0.17)

14.2 (<0.001)

0.44 (0.65)

9.5 (0.006)

8.8 (0.007)

0.36 (0.70)

0.37 (0.69)

1.6 (0.25)

0.26 (0.77)

0.24 (0.78)

Paraglomus occultum

0.80 (0.52)

0.54 (0.59)

0.67 (0.53)

0.67 (0.53)

1.2 (0.33)

0.92 (0.57)

0.34 (0.71)

1.7 (0.23)

3.8 (0.06)

1.4 (0.29)

1.9 (0.20)

3.5 (0.07)

0.72 (0.51)

0.92 (0.56)

0.72 (0.51)

2.8 (0.11)

Ambispora gerdemannii

1.4 (0.29)

0.66 (0.53)

0.96 (0.58)

0.48 (0.62)

1.0 (0.39)

0.30 (0.74)

4.1 (0.05)

1.8 (0.21)

0.77 (0.51)

1.0 (0.39)

0.79 (0.51)

0.71 (0.51)

0.79 (0.51)

1.2 (0.34)

2.0 (0.19)

0.41 (0.67)

Gigaspora margarita

1.1 (0.38)

0.93 (0.57)

1.3 (0.32)

0.79 (0.51)

0.94 (0.57)

0.36 (0.70)

3.0 (0.10)

1.2 (0.34)

3.0 (0.10)

0.58 (0.57)

1.5 (0.26)

1.7 (0.23)

0.32 (0.53)

5.1 (0.03)

0.32 (0.72)

1.5 (0.27)

 

Cropping

 

Acaulospora scrobiculata

0.56 (0.58)

0.55 (0.59)

0.67 (0.53)

1.7 (0.24)

8.3 (0.008)

2.9 (0.10)

0.84 (0.53)

0.31 (0.73)

2.0 (0.19)

0.90 (0.56)

0.40 (0.67)

0.10 (0.89)

0.62 (0.55)

1.7 (0.23)

0.51 (0.61)

1.6 (0.25)

Acaulospora mellea

0.57 (0.58)

2.4 (0.14)

4.7 (0.03)

1.2 (0.33)

1.2 (0.34)

0.41 (0.67)

0.78 (0.51)

0.73 (0.50)

0.72 (0.52)

2.7 (0.12)

2.0 (0.16)

0.57 (0.58)

039 (0.68)

2.1 (0.18)

1.1 (0.36)

1.2 (0.33)

Acaulospora paulineae

3.0 (0.08)

0.52 (0.61)

1.2 (0.34)

3.0 (0.10)

7.4 (0.01)

2.2 (0.17)

3.1 (0.09)

11.9 (0.002)

0.33 (0.72)

6.4 (0.01)

2.1 (0.17)

0.74 (0.50)

0.61 (0.56)

0.37 (0.69)

0.38 (0.69)

0.99 (0.59)

Ambispora sp.

0.15 (0.85)

0.64 (0.54)

3.3 (0.08)

0.31 (0.74)

1.0 (0.39)

1.7 (0.23)

0.35 (0.71)

0.47 (0.63)

0.92 (0.57

5.0 (0.03)

5.5 (0.02)

1.8 (0.21)

0.58 (0.57)

3.3 (0.08)

1.4 (0.28)

2.4 (0.14)

Cetraspora pellucida

0.68 (0.52)

1.6 (0.26)

7.2 (0.01)

0.57 (0.58)

0.24 (0.74)

1.1 (0.35)

0.15 (0.86)

0.19 (0.82)

0.98 (0.58)

2.8 (0.11)

2.9 (0.10)

1.9 (0.19)

1.7 (0.24)

0.85 (0.54)

4.0 (0.05)

1.1 (0.36)

Racocetra tropicana

0.44 (0.63)

1.2 (0.34)

5.9 (0.04)

0.52 (0.60)

0.40 (0.68)

1.2 (0.35)

0.15 (0.86)

0.15 (0.85)

0.56 (0.58)

2.4 (0.14)

2.0 (0.18)

1.2 (0.34)

1.3 (0.32)

0.65 (0.54)

2.8 (0.11)

0.64 (0.54)

Gigaspora decipiens

1.5 (0.27)

0.55 (0.59)

0.37 (0.69)

5.5 (0.02)

1.5 (0.27)

0.60 (0.58)

0.41(0.67)

0.91 (0.56)

2.4 (0.14)

0.52 (0.60)

0.51 (0.61)

0.19 (0.82)

1.5 (0.26)

0.32 (0.74)

0.47 (0.63)

0.62 (0.55)

Glomus microaggregatum

0.96 (0.58)

2.7 (0.12)

4.6 (0.04)

0.44 (0.65)

1.3 (0.33)

0.62 (0.55)

2.3 (0.15)

1.5 (0.26)

2.0 (0.19)

4.0 (0.05)

4.3 (0.04)

4.2 (0.05)

0.59 (0.57)

2.0 (0.18)

1.9 (0.19)

1.6 (0.24)

Rhizophagus intraradices

0.73 (0.50)

0.79 (0.52)

1.6 (0.25)

0.3 (0.73)

2.1 (0.17)

7.2 (0.01)

2.9 (0.10)

1.1 (0.38)

0.51 (0.61)

1.5 (0.27)

3.4 (0.08)

5.9 (0.02)

0.49 (0.62)

0.91 (0.54)

5.2 (0.03)

3.0 (0.09)

Paraglomus occultum

3.0 (0.08)

0.87 (0.54)

1.6 (0.25)

2.4 (0.14)

4.2 (0.05)

2.0 (0.19)

2.7 (0.12)

5.4 (0.02)

0.28 (0.75)

0.67 (0.53)

0.60 (0.55)

0.25 (0.77)

0.74 (0.50)

21.5 (0.003)

0.80 (0.52)

2.9 (0.10)

Ambispora gerdemannii

1.3 (0.33)

0.98 (0.59)

1.4 (0.29)

3.3 (0.08)

3.4 (0.08)

0.97 (0.58)

6.5 (0.01)

7.4 (0.01)

3.0 (0.10)

0.67 (0.53)

0.70 (0.52)

0.27 (0.76)

0.66 (0.53)

0.20 (0.81)

0.87 (0.55)

0.36 (0.70)

Gigaspora margarita

2.1 (0.17)

0.30 (0.71)

0.93 (0.57)

1.5 (0.28)

3.1 (0.09)

3.2 (0.09)

6.1 (0.02)

3.6 (0.06)

0.26 (0.77)

7.5 (0.01)

2.8 (0.11)

1.3 (0.31)

0.63 (0.55)

0.31 (0.73)

0.89 (0.49)

1.7 (0.22)

  1. The f-values displaying correlation levels between the pairs of variables are shown, with the respective p-value in parentheses. Values in bold letters indicate significant f-values between the pairs of variables at p < 0.05.