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Table 2 Correlations between continuous cropping, soil properties and the species composition of bacteria and fungi

From: Long-term watermelon continuous cropping leads to drastic shifts in soil bacterial and fungal community composition across gravel mulch fields

Variables

Bacteria

Fungi

Mantel R

P

Mantel R

P

SPC1

0.56

P < 0.001

0.54

P < 0.001

SPC2

0.49

P < 0.001

0.45

P < 0.001

SSC

0.56

P < 0.01

0.36

P < 0.01

pH

0.55

P < 0.01

0.54

P < 0.01

SM

0.75

P < 0.01

0.36

P < 0.01

Crop

0.57

P < 0.01

0.51

P < 0.01

  1. SPC1 and SPC2, the first two soil principal components; SM soil moisture content, Crop continuous cropping years