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Table 2 Percentage of the variability in alpha diversity indices accounted for by block effect, planting location (alley vs tree station), rootstock genotype, and the interaction of planting location and rootstock genotype

From: Inter-row cropping and rootstock genotype selection in a UK cider orchard to combat apple replant disease

Measure

Block

Location

Genotype

Location: genotype

Residual

P value

%

P value

%

P value

%

P value

%

%

Bacteria

Chao1

0.92

0.9

0.32

1.4

0.49

15.6

0.31

22.3

59.8

Shannon

0.49

5.0

0.02

15.5

0.84

5.8

0.44

16.0

57.7

Simpson

0.36

5.4

0.002

25.6

1.0

2.3

0.63

9.0

57.7

InvSimpson

0.41

5.4

0.003

25.6

1.0

2.3

0.70

9.0

57.7

Fungi

Chao1

0.002

28.2

0.04

9.8

0.39

9.5

0.40

11.6

41.0

Shannon

< 2e−16

46.5

0.06

6.7

0.83

4.1

0.40

8.8

34.0

Simpson

< 2e−16

43.5

0.06

6.1

0.89

4.5

0.49

9.3

36.6

InvSimpson

< 2e−16

43.5

0.07

6.1

0.79

4.5

0.46

9.3

36.6