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Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 1 The pH, organic C, available P, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity in the unsterilized soil

From: Earthworms facilitated pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) growth via enhancing the population and function of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a low-density polyethylene-contaminated soil

Treatments

pH

Organic C (g kg−1)

Available P (mg kg−1)

ALP activity (mg g−1 24 h −1)

-E

5.15 ± 0.03a

18.2 ± 0.5a

36.9 ± 2.9a

0.051 ± 0.047b

 + E

5.03 ± 0.15b

16.5 ± 2.5a

41.1 ± 3.7a

0.252 ± 0.036a

  1. -E, non-inoculation of earthworm; + E, inoculation of earthworm
  2. Data are means with standard deviation (n = 4). Values within the same column followed by different letters differ significantly (p < 0.05)
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