Response of alfalfa growth to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria under different phosphorus application levels

Liu, Junying; Liu, Xuanshuai; Zhang, Qianbing; Li, Shengyi; Sun, Yanliang; Lu, Weihua; Ma, Chunhui

doi:10.1186/s13568-020-01137-w

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Table 1 The growth of alfalfa under different bacterial treatments

From: Response of alfalfa growth to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria under different phosphorus application levels

Treatments	Aboveground biomass (g pot⁻¹)		Plant height (cm)		Stem diameter (mm)
Treatments	First cut	Second cut	First cut	Second cut	First cut	Second cut
J₀P₀	13.13 ± 0.38^Dd	11.47 ± 0.23^Dd	30.33 ± 0.59^Dd	23.60 ± 0.53^Bd	1.93 ± 0.04^Bb	1.60 ± 0.07^Cb
J₀P₁	25.36 ± 0.57^Ca	11.99 ± 0.49^Dc	34.53 ± 0.43^Cc	24.67 ± 0.29^Bc	2.19 ± 0.02^Aa	2.32 ± 0.06^Aa
J₀P₂	23.04 ± 0.62^Cb	17.67 ± 0.37 ^Da	40.25 ± 0.57^Ca	32.37 ± 0.40 ^Da	2.25 ± 0.05^Aa	2.23 ± 0.01^Ca
J₀P₃	18.98 ± 0.34^Cc	15.36 ± 0.26^Db	36.72 ± 0.28^Bb	26.27 ± 0.10^Cb	2.00 ± 0.01^Bb	2.26 ± 0.06^Aa
J₁P₀	18.24 ± 0.23^Cd	20.83 ± 0.78^Ac	34.15 ± 0.50^Bd	32.50 ± 0.50^Ad	2.16 ± 0.02^Ab	1.73 ± 0.04^Bc
J₁P₁	26.37 ± 0.59^Ba	27.18 ± 0.36^Aa	36.52 ± 0.20^Bc	34.00 ± 0.50^Ac	2.18 ± 0.01^Ab	2.29 ± 0.02^Aa
J₁P₂	23.50 ± 0.41^Bb	26.96 ± 0.37^Ba	42.38 ± 0.31^Ba	40.00 ± 0.50^Ba	2.27 ± 0.04^Aa	2.17 ± 0.03^Cb
J₁P₃	22.50 ± 0.45^Ac	26.47 ± 0.43^Ab	38.90 ± 0.33^Ab	35.5 ± 0.44^Ab	2.24 ± 0.04^Aab	2.10 ± 0.04^Bb
J₂P₀	23.26 ± 0.60^Bc	15.17 ± 0.45^Bd	35.26 ± 0.29^Ac	32.53 ± 0.50^Ab	1.90 ± 0.01^Bb	1.65 ± 0.04^Bc
J₂P₁	24.49 ± 0.14^Db	17.75 ± 0.31^Cc	37.58 ± 0.48^Aa	34.50 ± 0.44^Aa	1.93 ± 0.01^Bab	2.11 ± 0.04^Bb
J₂P₂	25.40 ± 0.87^Aa	24.98 ± 0.12^Aa	36.04 ± 0.19^Db	35.13 ± 0.60^Ca	2.01 ± 0.01^Ca	2.46 ± 0.01^Ba
J₂P₃	19.74 ± 0.67^Bd	22.14 ± 0.38^Cb	35.47 ± 0.24^Cbc	30.37 ± 0.21^Bc	1.87 ± 0.02^Cb	2.08 ± 0.06^Bb
J₃P₀	25.09 ± 0.38^Ab	14.05 ± 0.17^Cc	31.35 ± 0.23^Cd	32.5 ± 0.50^Ad	1.73 ± 0.04^Cb	2.08 ± 0.04^Ab
J₃P₁	27.03 ± 0.61^Aa	23.17 ± 0.35^Bb	37.32 ± 0.48^Ac	34.5 ± 0.50^Ac	1.80 ± 0.06^Cb	2.16 ± 0.08^Bb
J₃P₂	21.64 ± 0.26^Dc	28.88 ± 0.15^Ca	46.98 ± 0.54^Aa	44.47 ± 0.46^Aa	2.14 ± 0.07^Ba	2.57 ± 0.05^Aa
J₃P₃	19.87 ± 0.43^Bd	23.38 ± 0.32^Bb	39.53 ± 0.42^Ab	35.87 ± 0.32^Ab	1.78 ± 0.06^Db	2.15 ± 0.04^Bb
J	**	**	**	**	**	**
P	**	**	**	**	**	**
J × P	**	**	**	**	**	**

Different capital letters in the same column indicated significant difference in different bacteria treatments under the same phosphorus application conditions (P < 0.05), differences small letters in the same column mean significant difference under the same bacteria application conditions (P < 0.05). ** indicates significant difference extremely (P < 0.01)
P₀, P₁, P₂, and P₃ represent 0 mg kg⁻¹, 50 mg kg⁻¹, 100 mg kg⁻¹, and 150 mg P kg⁻¹, respectively. J₀, J₁, J₂, and J₃ represent CK, Fm, Bm, and Fm × Bm, respectively

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