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Table 2 Description of the treatments used to evaluate the effect of LRC and CSB on an edaphic material used in post-mining land reclamation

From: Effect of low-rank coal inoculated with coal solubilizing bacteria on edaphic materials used in post-coal-mining land reclamation: a greenhouse trial

Treatment

Name

Description

1

EM

Absolute control

2

EM + P

Relative control of the plants effect on the EM

3

EM + P + CSB

Relative control of the plants and CSB inoculum effect

4

EM + P + LRC 1 %

LRC (high doses) effect on EM in presence of plants

5

EM + LRC 1 %

LRC (high doses) effect on EM in absence of plants

6

EM + LRC 0.1 %

LRC (low doses) effect on EM in absence of plants

7

EM + CSB + LRC 1 %

Effect of LRC (high doses) mixed with CSB inoculum, in absence of plants

8

EM + CSB + LRC 0.1 %

Effect of LRC (low doses) mixed with CSB inoculum, in absence of plants

9

EM + P + CSB + LRC 1 %

Effect of LRC (high doses) mixed with CSB inoculum, in presence of plants

10

EM + P + CSB + LRC 0.1 %

Effect of LRC (low doses) mixed with CSB inoculum, in presence of plants

  1. EM edaphic material, P plants (maize), CSB inoculum of coal solubilizing bacteria, LRC low-rank coal