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Table 2 Effect of consecutive ratooning sugarcane on root morphology and soil nutrients

From: An insight to rhizosphere bacterial community composition and structure of consecutive winter-initiated sugarcane ratoon crop in Southern China

Genotypes

Roots (no)

TRL (m)

Depth (m)

SOC (g/kg)

AN (mg/kg)

AK (mg/kg)

AP (mg/kg)

2019

 ZZ-13

66.6 ± 15.1a

144 ± 28.5a

0.20 ± 0.03b

21.5 ± 1.6b

59.1 ± 2.8c

209.2 ± 3.5b

31.1 ± 2.5b

 ZZ-1

52.4 ± 9.29a

142 ± 49.1a

0.26 ± 0.08a

34.2 ± 1.4a

101.2 ± 3.9a

193.4 ± 4.2bc

42.6 ± 3.21a

2020

 ZZ-13

38.5 ± 8.2b

65.3 ± 18.25b

0.13 ± 0.03c

24.96 ± 1.5b

75.3 ± 2.5b

235.1 ± 3.5a

45.2 ± 4.5a

 ZZ-1

28.8 ± 7.8b

75.14 ± 16.4b

0.12 ± 0.02c

33.9 ± 1.4a

113.4 ± 2.19a

211.3 ± 4.2b

49.5 ± 6.6a

SOV

 Genotypes

1.5 ns

0.03 ns

4.54 ns

2260.2 **

1702.7 **

7007.1*

216.6 *

 Year

29.5 *

21.1*

21.74 *

34.7 *

2.57 ns

2.38 ns

93.5 *

 Genotype×Year

1.18 ns

0.08 ns

0.80 ns

76.95 *

457.4 *

928.4 ns

63.93 *

  1. Each value is the mean of three replicates with standard error
  2. TRL Total root length, SOC Soil organic matter, AN Total nitrogen, AK Available potassium, AP available phosphorous
  3. *P < 0.01
  4. **P < 0.001