Aluminum-Tolerant Pisolithus Ectomycorrhizas Confer Increased Growth, Mineral Nutrition, and Metal Tolerance to Eucalyptus in Acidic Mine Spoil

Table 1

The percentage of soil separates and levels of pH, nutrients, and Al in soil and mining spoil from each of the Pisolithus sporocarp collection sites. Values represent the mean with standard error in parentheses. For each column, means with the same letter do not differ significantly at p < 0.05.

Site

Sand

Silt

Clay

pH

N

C

P

Al

Mn

Ca

Mg

K

%

%

µg g^−1 soil

Meq 100 g^−1 soil

Mine

58

21

21

4.60; (0.06)

0.029; (0.01)

5.71; (1.5)

0.68; (0.23)

320; (45)

631; (105)

0.12

0.51

0.03

Restored

81

6

13

4.79; (0.11)

0.034; (0.01)

10.23; (1.2)

2.66; (0.34)

36; ()

298; (129)

0.09

0.40

0.01

Forest

73

8

19

5.61; (0.26)

0.131; (0.01)

5.45; ()

1.78; (0.23)

10; ()

156; (99)

6.00

4.10

0.30