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Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 5 Mantel test showing the correlation between microbial community structure (based on Bray–Curtis distance) and soil chemical properties

From: An optimized biofumigant improves pepper yield without exerting detrimental effects on soil microbial diversity

 

Bacteria

Fungi

Correlation coefficient

Adjusted p value

Correlation coefficient

Adjusted p value

K

0.9108

0.009

0.7243

0.033

AP

0.8804

0.027

0.6352

0.033

NO3−

0.4657

0.059

0.4739

0.033

CEC

− 0.2094

0.898

0.3482

0.047

EC

0.0500

0.431

0.3522

0.047

SOM

− 0.2637

0.903

0.1250

0.226

TN

0.1048

0.431

− 0.0275

0.525

NH4+

0.4121

0.059

0.2929

0.089

pH

0.0568

0.431

− 0.0014

0.464

  1. Exchangeable potassium (K), total nitrogen (TN), ammonium nitrogen (NH4+), available P2O5 (AP), soil organic matter (SOM), nitrate nitrogen (NO3−), electrical conductivity (EC), cation exchange capacity (CEC)
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