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Table 2 Effects of biochar application rates on the alpha diversity of the bacterial community

From: The effect of biochar on nitrogen availability and bacterial community in farmland

Treatment

Ace

Chao

Shannon

Simpson

Coverage

CK

2932±116 b

2911±105 b

5.93±0.34 b

0.025±0.016 a

0.977±0.002 a

BC1

3257±127 a

3245±117 a

6.31±0.06 a

0.012±0.002 ab

0.975±0.002 a

BC2

3157±182 ab

3117±193 ab

6.32±0.12 a

0.012±0.004 ab

0.974±0.004 a

BC3

3083±209ab

3106±173 ab

6.39±0.11 a

0.007±0.001 b

0.974±0.007 a

BC4

3050±78 ab

3052±96 ab

6.39±0.12 a

0.010±0.003 b

0.972±0.004 a

  1. Values are mean plus standard deviation (n = 3), and data with different lowercase letters are significantly different at p < 0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple range test. Treatments CK, BC1, BC2, BC3, and BC4 had biochar dosages of 0%, 0.5%, 1%, 2%, and 4%