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. 2017 May 2;12(5):e0175934. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175934

Table 7. Correlation coefficient between soil microbial and enzyme activity.

BN FN AN AA ANA NB DB UR AP HP Y
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.