Table 3 Growth characteristics of non-inoculated and mycorrhizal silver birches

A

c

0.08 ± 0.04 a

1.75 ± 0.76 a

25.79 ± 19.90 a

0.80 ± 0.25 a

4.00 ± 1.33 a

16.70 ± 2.83 a

ECM

0.07 ± 0.02 a

2.03 ± 0.76 a

34.49 ± 17.44 a

0.97 ± 0.24 b

4.00 ± 1.31 a

17.14 ± 1.04 a

23

c

0.15 ± 0.08 a

2.76 ± 0.88 a

23.75 ± 16.23 a

1.39 ± 0.40 a

4.97 ± 1.49 a

17.55 ± 3.78 a

ECM

0.16 ± 0.09 a

3.06 ± 0.86 b

23.06 ± 13.63 a

1.59 ± 0.48 b

5.50 ± 1.72 a

17.59 ± 3.35 a

44

c

0.14 ± 0.06 a

2.70 ± 0.37 a

22.93 ± 9.28 a

1.40 ± 0.26 a

5.15 ± 1.54 a

18.64 ± 2.00 a

ECM

0.15 ± 0.08 a

2.89 ± 0.51 b

23.28 ± 12.30 a

1.43 ± 0.29 a

7.68 ± 3.16 a

19.07 ± 2.10 a

65

c

0.17 ± 0.08 a

2.59 ± 0.43 a

17.70 ± 7.03 a

1.19 ± 0.20 a

4.03 ± 0.85 a

19.52 ± 2.05 a

ECM

0.18 ± 0.09 a

2.83 ± 0.47 b

20.73 ± 11.90 b

1.26 ± 0.31 a

4.53 ± 1.22 a

18.52 ± 1.85 a