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. 2016 Sep 8;25(8):1575–1587. doi: 10.1007/s10646-016-1713-z

Table 1.

Effects of independent variables—factors (η 2) on soil microbial communities, soil enzyme activities and plant growth

Factors Colony development (CD) index Eco-physiological diversity (EP) index Enzymes Seed germination Root elongation
Org Act Fun Org Act Fun Deh Cat Ure Pac Pal Ls Sa Ss Ls Sa Ss
DF 2.143 1.176 34.556 11.004 19.925 34.556 5.722 9.146 28.355 45.332 1.065 50.650 41.999 47.860 66.172 35.682 24.624
SIT 60.994 80.831 32.522 63.100 55.258 32.522 90.484 49.375 57.173 21.474 98.428 34.344 47.051 30.539 13.393 51.894 52.347
DF ·SIT 20.173 3.902 14.971 10.705 8.747 14.971 1.944 23.610 8.454 17.757 0.456 4.128 8.747 9.040 4.378 5.919 4.593
Error 16.689 14.091 17.950 15.192 16.070 17.950 1.849 17.870 6.018 15.437 0.051 10.879 2.202 12.561 16.056 6.505 18.436

Org organotrophic bacteria, Act actinomycetes, Fun fungi, Deh dehydrogenases, Cat catalase, Ure urease, Pac acid phosphatase, Pal alkaline phosphatase, Ls Lepidium sativum, Sa Sinapis alba, Ss Sorghum saccharatum, DF dose of fungicide, SIT soil incubation time, DF · SIT interaction factors