Effects of mechanical weeding on soil fertility and microbial community structure in star anise (Illicium verum Hook.f.) plantations

• Jian Xiao,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Guangxi Forestry Research Institute/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-wood Forest Cultivation & Utilization/Engineering and Technology Research Center for Anise and Cinnamon of State Forestry and Grassland Administration/Guangxi Engineering and Technology Research Center for Woody Spices, Nanning, China, Agricultural College, Guangxi University, Nanning, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4891-1447

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• Siyu Chen,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Agricultural College, Guangxi University, Nanning, China

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• Yan Sun,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Agricultural College, Guangxi University, Nanning, China

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• Siyu Wu,

  Roles Software

  Affiliation Guangxi Forestry Research Institute/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-wood Forest Cultivation & Utilization/Engineering and Technology Research Center for Anise and Cinnamon of State Forestry and Grassland Administration/Guangxi Engineering and Technology Research Center for Woody Spices, Nanning, China

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• Wenhui Liang ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition

  * E-mail: 723746615@qq.com (WL); 924433816@qq.com (SY)

  Affiliation Guangxi Forestry Research Institute/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-wood Forest Cultivation & Utilization/Engineering and Technology Research Center for Anise and Cinnamon of State Forestry and Grassland Administration/Guangxi Engineering and Technology Research Center for Woody Spices, Nanning, China

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• Shangdong Yang

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: 723746615@qq.com (WL); 924433816@qq.com (SY)

  Affiliation Agricultural College, Guangxi University, Nanning, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6636-6131

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