Table 2.
Correlation between abundance of soil cbbL, 16S rRNA genes, RubisCO activity, and soil physiochemical characteristics.
| pH | Total N | Available P | Available K | SOC | DOC | BD | MBC | Abundance of cbbL gene | Abundance of 16S rRNA gene | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abundance of cbbL gene | 0.172 | -0.365 | 0.306 | -0.385 | -0.363 | 0.836* | -0.803* | -0.431 | — | — |
| Abundance of 16S rRNA gene | -0.462 | -0.447 | -0.103 | -0.116 | -0.407 | 0.539 | -0.507 | -0.336 | 0.584 | — |
| RubisCO activity | -0.135 | -0.508 | -0.107 | -0.463 | -0.462 | 0.584 | -0.824* | -0.836* | 0.841* | 0.603 |
(*) indicated significant difference at 0.05 level.
SOC: soil organic C; DOC: dissolved organic C; MBC: microbial biomass C; BD: soil bulk density.