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. 2021 Sep 1;16(9):e0256754. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256754

Table 1. Diversity of cbbLR and nifH genes were affected by different long-term fertilizer treatments.

Treatments cbbLR nifH
Diversity index Richness index Evenness index Diversity index Richness index Evenness index
CK 3.25±0.10b 2.58±0.09b 2.26±0.07 3.12±0.09b 2.51±0.06b 2.25±0.07
MF 3.62±0.09a 3.22±0.07a 2.22±0.06 3.47±0.10a 2.76±0.08a 2.24±0.06
RF 3.47±0.10ab 3.17±0.09a 2.29±0.07 3.43±0.10ab 2.70±0.08a 2.28±0.07
OM 3.55±0.10ab 3.11±0.09a 2.31±0.07n.s. 3.35±0.10ab 2.65±0.07a 2.32±0.07n.s.

MF: Chemical fertilizer alone; RF: Rice straw and chemical fertilizer; OM: 30% organic manure and 70% chemical fertilizer; CK: Unfertilized as a control.

Values were presented as mean ± standard error.

n.s. means not significantly differences. Different lowercase letters in the same column were indicated significantly difference at p<0.05 level.