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Table 3 Effect of different fertilization treatments on nematode ecological indexes

From: Soil nematode community and crop productivity in response to 5-year biochar and manure addition to yellow cinnamon soil

Ecological indices

Summed maturity index (∑MI)

Shannon’s diversity index (H’)

Dominance index (λ)

Channel index (CI)

CK

2.59 ± 0.05a

2.25 ± 0.02c

0.14 ± 0.00a

76.41 ± 9.89a

Biochar

2.35 ± 0.07b

2.48 ± 0.10b

0.10 ± 0.01b

20.71 ± 7.97b

Manure

2.24 ± 0.10bc

2.47 ± 0.10b

0.11 ± 0.01b

21.00 ± 2.54b

BM

2.16 ± 0.03c

2.69 ± 0.07a

0.08 ± 0.01c

20.27 ± 8.41b

Two-way ANOVA

 B

17.41**

24.09**

52.12**

40.02**

 M

50.19**

22.23**

63.36**

39.23**

 B × M

ns

ns

ns

37.99**