Table 1. Species richness (total species), diversity (Shannon, Fisher’s alpha, Simpson and Inverse Simpson indices), and evenness (Pielou’s index) of untreated and ClO2 treated samples of irrigation water (IW), soil (Soil) and baby spinach (Crop).
| Index | IW | Soil | Crop | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total species | Untreated | 523 (514 ± 557) | 613 (609 ± 633) | 556 (490 ± 607) |
| ClO2 Treated | 558 (534 ± 572) | 599 (587 ± 613) | 576 (470 ± 6.21) | |
| Shannon | Untreated | 4.11 (3.97 ± 4.19) | 4.67 (4.61 ± 4.78) | 3.05 (1.05 ± 4.46) |
| ClO2 Treated | 4.18 (4.05 ± 4.39) | 4.73 (4.56 ± 4.78) | 2.86 (1.50 ± 0.43) | |
| Fisher | Untreated | 7.75 (7.50 ± 8.17) | 8.70 (8.57 ± 8.76) | 8.26 (6.80 ± 9.16) |
| ClO2 Treated | 8.02 (7.77 ± 8.54) | 8.85 (8.70 ±9.01) | 8.14 (6.74 ± 9.05) | |
| Simpson | Untreated | 0.95 (0.94 ± 0.90) | 0.97 (0.97 ± 0.95) | 0.75 (0.42 ± 0.94) |
| ClO2 Treated | 0.96 (0.95 ± 0.97) | 0.97 (0.96 ± 0.98) | 0.69 (0.42 0.93) | |
| Inverse Simpson | Untreated | 21.25 (18.03 ± 27.56) | 34.01 (33.25 ± 41.32) | 6.52 (1.74 ± 19.53) |
| ClO2 Treated | 25.01 (21.27 ± 26.81) | 39.48 (32.32 ± 42.47) | 13.03 (2.11± 16.15) | |
| Pielou | Untreated | 0.65 (0.64 ± 0.69) | 0.73 (0.72 ± 0.75) | 0.48 (0.24 ± 0.70) |
| ClO2 Treated | 0.66 (0.64 ± 0.69) | 0.73 (0.71 ± 0.74) | 0.45 (0.24 ± 067) |
Values are the mean ± SEM of n = 20 for irrigation water, n = 10 for soil and n = 20 for baby spinach.