Table 1 PERMANOVA analysis showing effects of different irrigation sources (non-saline vs saline water) on date palm root-associated bacterial community compositional structure.

From: Salinity of irrigation water selects distinct bacterial communities associated with date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) root

Source of variation

Df

SumsOfSqs

MeanSqs

F.Model

R2

Pr(> F)

EC (soil)

1

0.53

0.53

2.53

0.07

 < 0.001

pH (irrigation water)

1

0.40

0.40

1.89

0.05

0.006

Irrigations

1

0.45

0.45

2.13

0.06

0.002

EC (irrigation water)

1

0.36

0.36

1.72

0.05

0.015

Residuals

28

5.88

0.21

0.77

  

Total

32

7.62

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  1. Effects of irrigation source, irrigation water pH, irrigation water EC (dS/m); soil (pH, EC, and organic matter (OM) chemistry were tested on overall bacterial communities.
  2. P‐values were obtained using 9999 permutations, and boldface indicates statistical significance (P < 0.05).
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