Table 4 Canonical discriminant function coefficients for classified groups and structure matrix.

From: Soil carbon, micronutrients and microbiological dynamics under cash crop-based cropping systems in semi-arid National Capital Region of India

Variable

Standardized canonical discriminant functions

Non-standardized canonical

discriminant functions

Structure matrix

Funct.1

Funct.2

Funct.1

Funct.2

Funct.1

Funct.2

pH

0.415

− 0.272

1.598

8.737

0.238

0.013

EC

0.107

− 0.011

0.469

− 1.047

0.063

− 0.028

TC

− 2.017

− 0.783

− 9.683

− 0.051

− 0.060

− 0.028

TIC

2.112

0.745

21.976

− 3.760

0.267

0.111

SOC

− 0.313

0.674

− 2.561

7.759

− 0.213

− 0.070

DOC

0.784

− 2.435

0.108

5.505

− 0.122

− 0.213

DTPA-Cu

0.399

− 0.183

0.631

− 0.338

0.156

0.010

DTPA-Zn

− 0.311

− 0.074

− 0.457

− 0.290

− 0.153

− 0.032

DTPA-Mn

− 0.464

0.660

− 0.068

− 0.109

− 0.159

0.110

DTPA-Fe

− 0.082

0.515

− 0.010

0.097

− 0.166

0.147

MBC

− 0.032

0.308

− 7.809

0.067

− 0.103

− 0.060

DHA

− 0.399

1.159

− 0.053

0.007

− 0.082

0.2538

Constant

  

− 8.743

8.737

  
  1. EC, electrical conductivity; TC, total carbon; TIC, total inorganic carbon; SOC, soil organic carbon; DOC, dissolved organic carbon; MBC, microbial biomass carbon; DHA, dehydrogenase activity.