Table 3.

Correlation coefficient between seed microbial α-diversity and environmental factors.

Environmental factors	Bacteria				Fungi				Epichloë sinensis infection rate
	Chao1	shannon	simpson	ACE	Chao1	shannon	simpson	ACE
MMT	−0.254	0.479	0.216	−0.293	−0.624*	0.251	0.280	−0.675**	0.652*
MMP	−0.620*	0.483	0.565*	−0.642*	−0.461	0.128	0.108	−0.437	0.022
GMMT	−0.165	0.470	0.212	−0.223	−0.642*	0.278	0.324	−0.697**	0.674**
GMMP	−0.620*	0.483	0.565*	−0.642*	−0.461	0.128	0.108	−0.437	0.022
Elevation	−0.244	−0.117	−0.004	−0.231	0.302	−0.238	−0.280	0.407	−0.636*
Epichloë sinensis infection rate	−0.077	0.262	0.131	−0.077	−0.399	−0.081	0.042	−0.526	x

^“*”indicates a significant correlation at p < 0.05;

^“**”indicates a very significant correlation at p < 0.01.