Data from: Liverworts to the rescue: an investigation of their efficacy as mycorrhizal inoculum for vascular plants

Exp_1A_survival of Erica tetralixPlant survival (a or d for alive or dead) at 20 weeks, following treatments: control (no treatment); fungus (isolate of axenically-grown Pezoloma ericae); or liverwort (bearing ericoid inoculum)E1A_surv_dryad.csvsingle stem biomass correlates with heightbiomass and height measurements for a single stem of Erica tetralixss_biomass_ht_dryad.csvmulti-stem biomass correlates with htbiomass (dryweight) and height measurements for multi-stem Erica tetralix plants, approximately 1 year oldms_biomass_ht_dryad.csvE1B_Erica tetralix height, 27wErica height (cm) at 27 weeks, control and inoculated (with liverworts re-synthesized with ericoid mycorrhizal fungus). Maximum height = base to top of lead branch; Total height = maximum height plus length of all branches.E1B_Er_ht_27w_dryad.csvE1B_Calluna vulgaris height, 27wCalluna height (cm) at 27 weeks, control and inoculated (with liverworts re-synthesized with ericoid mycorrhizal fungus). Maximum height = base to top of lead branch; Total height = maximum height plus length of all branches.E1B_Cal_ht_27w_dryad.csvE1C_Erica tetralix height, 11wErica height (cm) at 11 weeks, control and inoculated (liverworts bearing ericoid inoculum). Maximum height = base to top of lead branch; Total height = maximum height plus length of all branches.E1C_Er_ht_11w_dryad.csvE1C_Calluna vulgaris height, 11wCalluna height (cm) at 11 weeks, control and inoculated (liverworts bearing ericoid inoculum). Maximum height = base to top of lead branch; Total height = maximum height plus length of all branches.E1C_Cal_ht_11w_dryad.csvE2_Erica tetralix seedlings, height at 11wErica seedlings measured (mm) at 11 wk, control and treated with liverworts (bearing ericoid inoculum).E2_Er_sdlng_11w_dryad.csvE2_Calluna vulgaris seedling height at 11wCalluna seedlings measured (mm) at 11 wk; control and treated with liverworts (bearing ericoid inoculum).E2_Cal_sdlng_11w_dryad.csv