Table 4 Correlation coefficients between grain yield and soil P fractions, enzyme activities across 2012 and 2014.

From: Increase phosphorus availability from the use of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L) green manure in rice (Oryza sativa L.) agroecosystem

Factors

Grain yield

NaHCO3-Pia

NaHCO3-Poa

NaOH-Pi

NaOH-Po

HCl-P

Residue-P

Total-P

Dehydrogenase

β-glucosidase

Acid phosphatase

Urease

Grain yield

1

0.51**

0.26

0.49**

−0.17

−0.06

−0.09

0.38*

0.25

0.34*

0.56***

0.54***

NaHCO3-Pi

 

1

0.36*

0.58***

0.13

0.17

−0.09

0.60***

0.21

0.64***

0.43**

0.59***

NaHCO3-Po

  

1

0.59***

0.05

0.27

0.43**

0.65***

0.59***

0.60***

0.56***

0.33

NaOH-Pi

   

1

−0.08

0.43**

0.26

0.73***

0.39*

0.54***

0.46**

0.35*

NaOH-Po

    

1

−0.1

0.27

−0.06

0.11

0.07

0.02

−0.02

HCl-P

     

1

0.29

0.64***

0.26

0.11

0.08

−0.16

Residue-P

      

1

0.32

0.52**

0.11

0.2

−0.1

Total-P

       

1

0.47**

0.52**

0.53***

0.36*

Dehydrogenase

        

1

0.24

0.38*

0.08

β-glucosidase

         

1

0.49**

0.51**

Acid phosphatase

          

1

0.51**

Urease

           

1

  1. aPi: inorganic P, Po: organic P.
  2. *Significant P < 0.05, **Significant P < 0.01, ***Significant P < 0.001.