Mycorrhizal responsiveness trends in annual crop plants and their wild relatives- A meta-analysis on studies from 1981 to 2010

Plant and Soil

Anika Lehmann1, E. Kathryn Barto1, Jeff R. Powell2 and Matthias C. Rillig1, *

1Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Biologie, Dahlem Center of Plant Sciences, Altensteinstr. 6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany

2Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Campus, Bourke St, Richmond 2753, NSW, Australia

* Author for correspondence


Matthias C. Rillig

Institut für Biologie, Dahlem Center of Plant Sciences

Ökologie der Pflanzen

Altensteinstr. 6

D- 14195 Berlin

+49 (0)30 838-53165; fax -53886


Online Resource 5 Pearson's Chi-squared analysis for independency test of moderators. Chi-squared values are presented above the diagonal and P-values below.

A P-value < 0.05 indicates a non-independent relationship between tested moderators

Plant / Density / Duration / Pre-germination / AMFspec / Treatment P / Treatment P conc / Soil pH / YORgroup / YOR / Year
Plant / 4890.93 / 5073.84 / 375.92 / 910.71 / 334.0 / 2583.02 / 7477.86 / 314.45 / 3388.97 / 9565.28
Density / < 0.0001 / 5185.55 / 726.63 / 916.53 / 222.49 / 1692.76 / 5425 / 250.38 / 2961.74 / 9174.61
Duration / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / 399.32 / 564.63 / 303.22 / 1850.14 / 7325.3 / 308.58 / 2282.83 / 6970.34
Pre-germination / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / 139.29 / 11.03 / 80.82 / 573.12 / 32.82 / 249.21 / 787.36
AMFspec / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / 56.42 / 149.76 / 896.39 / 53.47 / 523.75 / 1334.79
Treatment P / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / 0.0009 / < 0.0001 / 1163 / 369.42 / 60.21 / 174.02 / 563.85
Treatment Pconc / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / 0.0049 / < 0.0001 / 1995.62 / 76.72 / 1325.19 / 3230.9
Soil pH / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / 336.73 / 3909.91 / 8786.16
YORgroup / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / 0.0005 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / 1116 / 368.48
YOR / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / 4916.31
Year / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001 / < 0.0001