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Table 2 Diversity indices calculated from bacterial DGGE profiles associated with pot-grown olive trees fertilized with sheep black wool residues, BW, used at 4 different BW/soil percentages

From: Impact of sheep wool residues as soil amendments on olive beneficial symbionts and bacterial diversity

 

Treatment

Richness (S)

Simpson (D)

Shannon–Weaver (Hs)

Evenness (Jp)

BW

C

39 ± 0.67a*

0.05 ± 0.005a

3.37 ± 0.04a

0.92 ± 0.01a

0.5%

39 ± 0.88a

0.05 ± 0.006a

3.33 ± 0.06a

0.91 ± 0.02a

1.0%

39 ± 0.67a

0.04 ± 0.008a

3.35 ± 0.10a

0.92 ± 0.02a

2.0%

34 ± 1.53b

0.05 ± 0.003a

3.26 ± 0.05a

0.92 ± 0.00a

  1. *Values (means ± standard errors of three replicates per treatment) followed by the same letter in a column are not significantly different at P < 0.05 (Tukey’s post hoc test)