Table 1 Analysis of variance over the effect of fungicide, sampling time, season, and their interactions on Boxwood epiphytic and endophytic community α-diversity.

From: Mycobiome of low maintenance iconic landscape plant boxwood under repeated treatments of contact and systemic fungicides

 

Variable

Degree of freedom

OTU richness

Shannon index

F value

Pr(> F)

F value

Pr(> F)

Epiphyte

Fungicide (F)

3

3.564

0.0175

8.646

< 0.0001

Sampling time (T)

3

0.588

0.6246

2.460

0.0682

Season (S)

1

71.113

< 0.0001

29.650

< 0.0001

F x T

9

1.833

0.0736

1.556

0.1417

F x S

3

9.884

< 0.0001

6.719

0.0004

T x S

3

1.364

0.2591

1.589

0.1979

F x T x S

9

1.242

0.2805

1.296

0.2510

Endophyte

Fungicide (F)

3

8.575

< 0.0001

2.835

0.0434

Sampling time (T)

3

3.289

0.0249

0.183

0.9077

Season (S)

1

43.213

< 0.0001

19.345

< 0.0001

F x T

9

0.961

0.4781

1.116

0.3614

F x S

3

2.473

0.0676

2.866

0.0417

T x S

3

0.910

0.4400

1.331

0.2702

F x T x S

9

1.130

0.3518

1.703

0.1019

  1. Bold cells: P < 0.05; Sampling time refers to immediate before, and 1, 7, 14 days after fungicide application.