Table 1 Chao1 and Shannon–Weiner indices showing diversity of soil microbial communities at different developmental stages of Chinese cabbage

Seedling stage

0

1970 ± 37a

8.09 ± 0.02a

402 ± 31a

1.66 ± 0.13c

5

2008 ± 54a

8.05 ± 0.17a

369 ± 33a

1.17 ± 0.16d

15

1964 ± 67a

7.60 ± 0.30b

391 ± 14a

1.14 ± 0.30d

45

1773 ± 56b

7.43 ± 0.15b

407 ± 49a

1.14 ± 0.09d

135

1988 ± 17a

8.06 ± 0.24a

399 ± 7a

2.09 ± 0.18b

405

1722 ± 8b

7.57 ± 0.29b

382 ± 6a

3.35 ± 0.22a

Rosette stage

0

1837 ± 39b

7.75 ± 0.51ab

431 ± 35a

1.90 ± 0.11ab

5

2183 ± 66a

8.35 ± 0.15a

392 ± 44a

1.52 ± 0.35b

15

2189 ± 11a

7.93 ± 0.63ab

402 ± 28a

1.68 ± 0.39b

45

2149 ± 23a

8.10 ± 0.28ab

400 ± 34a

1.32 ± 0.36b

135

1823 ± 56b

7.76 ± 0.62ab

396 ± 18a

1.88 ± 0.26ab

405

1716 ± 82c

7.36 ± 0.37b

387 ± 11a

2.35 ± 0.41a

Heading stage

0

2001 ± 16c

8.07 ± 0.18ab

378 ± 25ab

1.89 ± 0.01ab

5

2353 ± 51a

8.62 ± 0.07a

395 ± 12a

1.77 ± 0.17ab

15

2102 ± 88b

8.05 ± 0.78ab

367 ± 73ab

1.67 ± 0.41ab

45

2069 ± 50bc

7.93 ± 0.50ab

292 ± 14c

1.79 ± 0.34ab

135

2084 ± 27bc

8.20 ± 0.65ab

276 ± 44c

1.51 ± 0.30b

405

1658 ± 49d

7.44 ± 0.57b

321 ± 19bc

2.27 ± 0.54a