Table 7. Correlation coefficient between soil microbial and enzyme activity.
BN | FN | AN | AA | ANA | NB | DB | UR | AP | HP | Y | |
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BN | 1 | ||||||||||
FN | 0.28 | 1 | |||||||||
AN | 0.3 | 0.09 | 1 | ||||||||
AA | 0.48* | 0.43* | 0.42 | 1 | |||||||
ANA | 0.58** | 0.49* | 0.27 | 0.50* | 1 | ||||||
NB | 0.44* | 0.32 | 0.55* | 0.53* | 0.25 | 1 | |||||
DB | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.54* | 0.07 | 1 | ||||
UR | 0.56** | 0.12 | 0.53* | 0.53* | 0.44* | 0.38 | 0.61** | 1 | |||
AP | 0.66** | 0.46* | 0.23 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.23 | 0.51* | 0.71** | 1 | ||
HP | 0.22 | –0.07 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.51* | 0.19 | 0.37 | 0.64** | 0.28 | 1 | |
Y | 0.50* | –0.49* | 0.39 | 0.45* | 0.41 | 0.46* | 0.21 | 0.39 | 0.48* | 0.44* | 1 |
BN, Bacteria (103 CFU /g), FN, Fungi (102 CFU /g), AN, Actinomycetes (102 CFU /g), AA, Aerobic azotobacter (102 CFU /g), ANA, Anaerobic azotobacter (104 CFU /g), NB, Nitrifying bacteria (103 CFU /g), DB, Denitrifying bacteria (103 CFU /g), UR, Urease (mg g–1), AP, Alkaline phosphatase (mg g–1), HP, Hydrogen peroxidase (ml g–1), Y, Tuber yield (Kg/ha).
* and **: statistically significant at P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively.