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Table 2 Correlation between copy numbers of nitrate epitope genes and physicochemical properties of maize rhizosphere soil

From: Fertilizer management methods affect bacterial community structure and diversity in the maize rhizosphere soil of a coal mine reclamation area

Index

pH

Moisture

(%)

BD

(g/cm3)

NO3−-N

(mg/kg)

NH4+-N

(mg/kg)

TN

(g/kg)

AP

(mg/kg)

AK

(mg/kg)

Chao1

-0.279

0.778*

-0.905*

0.248

-0.478

0.728*

0.794*

0.768*

Shannon

-0.081

0.683*

-0.910*

0.304

-0.353

0.633*

0.700*

0.691*

nifH

-0.353

0.840*

-0.611*

-0.443

-0.091

0.371

0.530*

0.425

AOB

-0.145

0.398

-0.749*

0.328

-0.750*

0.865*

0.845*

0.869*

nirS

0.130

0.682*

-0.548*

-0.276

-0.672*

0.751*

0.809*

0.775*

  1. BD Bulk density, TN Total nitrogen, AP Available phosphorus, AK Available potassium
  2. *Indicates significant differences between treatments based on Pearson correlation double tailed test (p < 0.05)