Table 1.

Basic physicochemical parameters in the rhizosphere and bulk soils under pepper intercropping and monocropping modes

Samples	pH	OM (g/kg)	TN (g/kg)	AP (mg/kg)	AK (mg/kg)
IPr	7.63 ± 0.06 B	76.88 ± 3.91 AB	4.68 ± 0.08 A	229.93 ± 9.11 A	553.51 ± 4.07 A
MPr	8.10 ± 0.02 A	79.81 ± 0.03 A	4.60 ± 0.09 A	46.77 ± 8.72 B	178.93 ± 28.77 C
IB	7.67 ± 0.01 B	72.05 ± 1.77 B	4.41 ± 0.04 A	221.44 ± 11.01 A	375.15 ± 15.25 B
MB	8.04 ± 0.01 A	74.19 ± 2.90 AB	4.13 ± 0.64 A	31.54 ± 6.97 B	186.44 ± 0.34 C

Data (means ± SD, n = 3) followed by different letters indicate significant differences at p < 0.01