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Table 3 Effect of slope positions on total spore density

From: Effect of community-based soil and water conservation practices on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi types, spore densities, root colonization, and soil nutrients in the northern highlands of Ethiopia

Slope position

Non-conserved grazing lands

Terraces

Exclosures + terraces

Exclosures alone

Foot slope

903.3ab

1210.0ab

1603.3a

1616.6a

Middle slope

850.0ab

1066.6ab

1466.6ab

1506.6ab

Upper slope

723.3b

1186.6ab

1396.6ab

1430.0ab

  1. Means followed by the same letter do not differ significantly at P ≤ 0.05