Table 2. Percentage dissimilarity (D) and significance values (P) of rhizosphere fungal or bacterial fingerprints between maize lines in presence and in absence of WCR larval feeding (Larvae+/−), in the soil types Haplic Chernozem, Haplic Luvisol, and Eutric Vertisol.
| Haplic Chernozem | Haplic Luvisol | Eutric Vertisol | ||||
| Larvae+/− | Larvae+/− | Larvae+/− | ||||
| D | P | D | P | D | P | |
| Fungi | ||||||
| KWS 13 | 5.8 | 0.03 | 11.1 | 0.03 | 7 | 0.03 |
| KWS 14 | 22.8 | 0.03 | 8.9 | 0.03 | 3.3 | 0.03 |
| KWS 15 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.06 | 3.8 | 0.17 |
| MON88017 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 0.03 |
| Bacteria | ||||||
| KWS 13 | 15.8 | 0.03 | 15.6 | 0.03 | 15.7 | 0.03 |
| KWS 14 | 31.3 | 0.03 | 25.5 | 0.03 | 48.4 | 0.03 |
| KWS 15 | 23.6 | 0.03 | 11.9 | 0.03 | 25.4 | 0.03 |
| MON88017 | 6.4 | 0.06 | 4.1 | 0.03 | 19.2 | 0.03 |
P values<0.05 indicate significant differences between rhizosphere samples of the same maize line grown with and without larval feeding in the same soil type. Values obtained by Permutation testing using 10.000 simulations. Values in bold show significant values.