Research Article

Microorganisms in Soils of Bovine Production Systems in Tropical Lowlands and Tropical Highlands in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia

Table 1

Spearman’s correlation (Rho) coefficients between physicochemical properties, microorganism, and biological activity of endomycorrhizal fungi in the soil from 48 farms in the North and Magdalena Medio subregions in Antioquia, Colombia.

Humidity percentagePhosphorus
(mg/kg)
Aluminium
(mg/kg)
Calcium
(mg/kg)
Magnesium
(mg/kg)
Nitrate
(mg/kg)

Spores/g soil
Percentage of root colonization by AMF−0.133−0.266
Proteolysis0.055−0.187−0.048
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria glycose as a carbon source−0.115−0.081−0.1050.280
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
malate as a carbon source
0.135−0.0850.007−0.281
Actinobacteria0.111−0.0740.186−0.222

Correlation is significant at . Correlation is significant at .