Table 5 Direct and indirect effects of soil P fractions and soil enzyme activities on grain yield.

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

Factors

Direct effect coefficients

Indirect effect coefficients

NaHCO3-Pi

NaHCO3-Po

NaOH-Pi

NaOH-Po

HCl-P

Residue-P

Total-P

Dehydrogenase

β-glucosidase

Acid phosphatase

Urease

NaHCO3-Pi

0.32

 

−0.31*

0.33*

−0.02

0.61*

−0.53*

0.29*

0.22

0.46*

−0.08

0.38*

NaHCO3-Po

−0.15

−0.27*

 

0.18

−0.01

0.09

0.10

0.22

0.45*

0.49*

0.16

0.04

NaOH-Pi

0.27

0.24

0.15

 

0.01

−0.28

0.17

0.11

−0.02

0.06

0.03

−0.02

NaOH-Po

−0.16

−0.23

0.03

−0.14

 

−0.04

0.32*

0.07

−0.02

−0.01

0.01

−0.09

HCl-P

0.23

−0.09

−0.15

0.09

0.02

 

0.06

0.45*

−0.04

−0.01

−0.23

−0.39*

Residue-P

−0.11

−0.29*

0.06

0.12

−0.04

0.48*

 

0.08

0.33*

0.05

0.01

−0.01

Total-P

0.43

0.48*

0.41*

0.27

0.01

−0.38*

0.24

 

0.08

−0.11

0.41*

0.26

Dehydrogenase

0.18

0.12

0.27*

−0.01

−0.02

−0.03

0.32*

0.02

 

−0.17

0.11

−0.13

β-glucosidase

−0.17

−0.32*

0.38*

0.06

−0.01

−0.02

0.06

−0.04

−0.22

 

0.07

0.08

Acid phosphatase

0.41

−0.05

0.09

0.02

0.00

0.02

0.01

0.13

0.11

0.06

 

0.23

Urease

0.35

0.23

0.02

−0.02

0.00

−0.14

−0.01

0.09

−0.14

0.07

0.26

 
  1. *significant P < 0.05.