Table 3 Effects of different treatments on plant biomass.
From: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promote the growth of plants in the mining associated clay
|  | Mycorrhizal infection rate % | Mycelium density m g−1 | above-ground biomass g plant−1 | underground biomass g plant−1 | Mycorrhizal responsiveness % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top soil | 0 | 0 | 11.07 ± 1.1b | 1.58 ± 0.04b | 29.45 |
Top soil + M | 83 ± 3a | 3.61 ± 0.11a | 14.2 ± 0.22a | 2.17 ± 0.13a | |
Sandy soil | 0 | 0 | 8.17 ± 0.27 cd | 0.94 ± 0.13 cd | 25.48 |
Sandy soil + M | 83 ± 3a | 3.88 ± 0.09a | 10.16 ± 0.84bc | 1.27 ± 0.07c | |
Clay soil | 0 | 0 | 7.08 ± 0.59d | 0.7 ± 0.06d | 11.85 |
Clay soil + M | 80 ± 2a | 1.54 ± 0.21b | 7.86 ± 0.34bcd | 0.82 ± 0.05c | |
S_C soil | 0 | 0 | 10.57 ± 0.45b | 1.61 ± 0.07b | 34.83 |
S_C soil + M | 83 ± 3a | 3.79 ± 0.13a | 14.25 ± 0.8a | 2.17 ± 0.14a |
