Research Article
Inoculation of Native Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and Bacillus subtilis Can Improve Growth in Vegetable Crops
Table 1
AMF spore density and physico-chemical parameters of soil samples from rhizosphere of acacia trees.
| Sampling area | Acacia sp. | pH | TN (%) | AP (ppm) | OC (%) | Sand (%) | Clay (%) | Silt (%) | Class of texture | SD (g−1 soil) |
| Sululta | A. abyssinica | 6.8 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 32 | 36 | 32 | Clay loam | 10.5 ± 0.3d |
| Batu | A. saligna | 6.9 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 1.7 | 56 | 4 | 40 | Sandy loam | 18.1 ± 0.1a | A. seyal | 6.6 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 62 | 4 | 34 | Sandy loam | 18.8 ± 0.0a | A. tortilis | 7.3 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 58 | 6 | 36 | Sandy loam | 13.7 ± 0.0c |
| Bishoftu | A. saligna | 7.0 | 0.1 | 12.7 | 0.8 | 50 | 17 | 33 | Loam | 14.4 ± 0.0c | A. seyal | 7.1 | 0.1 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 66 | 6 | 28 | Sandy loam | 16.6 ± 0.1b | A. tortilis | 7.1 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 50 | 14 | 36 | Sandy loam | 10.4 ± 0.1 d |
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AP: available phosphorus; TN: total nitrogen; OC: organic carbon; ppm: parts per million.
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