Table 1 Changes in soil properties and soil enzyme activities under different treatments.

From: Herbal materials used as soil amendments alleviate root rot of Panax ginseng

Group

pH

Organic matter (g/kg)

Urease activity (mg/g)

Acid phosphatase activity(mg/g)

Sucrase activity (mg/g)

CK

5.96 ± 0.10a

56.91 ± 1.64 a

32.00 ± 2.31 b

350.08 ± 27.13 b

51.75 ± 12.63 c

CS

5.95 ± 0.03 a

61.46 ± 3.88 a

72.19 ± 3.26 a

479.78 ± 19.72 a

137.88 ± 20.19 b

MP

6.07 ± 0.13 a

60.90 ± 4.04 a

70.86 ± 8.24 a

515.14 ± 18.49 a

167.86 ± 17.27 a

  1. *n = 3 for pH and organic matter, n = 5 for enzyme activity. Different letters within the same column indicate significant differences among different treatments (One-way ANOVA, P< 0.05).
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