Table 3.

Correlations among red maple AMF colonization, corn bioassay colonization, soil chemical properties, and foliar P levels. Numerical values are Pearson correlation coefficients. Asterisks following coefficients denote statistical significance. Data from all trees at all sites are combined (n = 54).

BAMFySoil pHCECSoil aciditySoil PFoliar P
MAMFz−0.018−0.418***0.584***0.637***−0.153−0.229*

  • ↵z Maple AMF colonization.

  • ↵y Bioassay AMF colonization.

  • ↵***P < 0.01;

  • **P < 0.05;

  • ↵*P < 0.1