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

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Table 3 Two-way analysis results of variance (P values) for the experiment conducted in the sterilized soil

Factors	Root biomass	Shoot biomass	Fruit yield	Root P concentration	Shoot P concentration	P translocation efficiency	Fruit P concentration	Total P acquisition	Soil pH	Soil organic C	Soil available P	Soil ALP activity
E	0.002**	0.003**	< 0.001***	0.351	0.584	0.873	0.599	0.069	0.518	0.518	0.818	0.286
M	0.001**	< 0.001***	< 0.001***	< 0.001***	0.005**	< 0.001***	0.805	0.017*	0.017*	0.020*	0.167	< 0.001***
E × M	0.131	0.233	0.033*	0.418	0.022*	0.608	0.333	0.915	0.038*	0.806	0.047*	0.072