Table 2 Results of non-parametric statistical tests adonis (PERMANOVA) and ANOSIM testing the effect of treatment on beta diversity distance for both soil and rhizosphere, rarefied and CSS normalized OTU data.
Normalization | Type | Test | Test statistic | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rarefaction | Soil | ANOSIM | 0.337 | 0.001 |
adonis | 0.298 | 0.001 | ||
Root | ANOSIM | 0.280 | 0.001 | |
adonis | 0.245 | 0.001 | ||
CSS Normalization | Soil | ANOSIM | 0.458 | 0.001 |
adonis | 0.324 | 0.001 | ||
Root | ANOSIM | 0.344 | 0.001 | |
adonis | 0.271 | 0.001 |