Plant trait

Soil treatment

Leaf tissue (%)

Control

2.5

5.0

7.5

Corn

Bean

Corn

Bean

Corn

Bean

Corn

Bean

Germination %

st

100 a

100 a

88 b

77 b

44 c

44 c

22 d

11 d

nst

100 a

100 a

88 b

88 b

44 c

44 c

22 d

11 d

Fresh wt. (g)

st

10.4 a

16.9 a

9.1 a

15.5 a

4.5 b

6.5 b

1.5 c

2.8 c

nst

10.9 a

16.4 a

9.5 a

16.5 a

4.8 b

6.6 b

1.4 c

2.8 c

Dry wt. (g)

st

2.5 a

2.6 a

2.1 a

2.4 a

1.1 a

1.1 b

0.1 b

0.5 b

nst

2.6 a

2.8 a

2.3 a

2.4 a

1.6 a

1.8 b

0.1 b

0.5 b

Plant ht. (cm)

st

39.2 a

41.5 a

35.5 a

40.6 a

27.7 c

19.8 b

15.2 d

9.5 c

nst

37.5 a

43.6 a

34.2 a

39.9 a

26.5 c

19.4 b

13.5 d

9.2 c

No. of leaves

st

11 a

21 a

10 a

20 a

6 ab

13 b

4 b

8 c

nst

11 a

21 a

9 a

20 a

6 ab

12 b

4 b

8 c

Leaf area (cm²)

st

38.26 a

33.48 a

37.13 a

32.46 a

19.57 b

16.46 b

11.99 c

10.26 c

nst

38.00 a

34.24 a

36.90 a

32.79 a

18.52 b

16.01 b

11.11 c

10.59 c