Table 1.
The population number of the culturable microorganisms in the rhizosphere soil of the cry1Ac and non-GM sugarcane.
| Lines for soil samples | The population number of the culturable microorganisms (/104 CFU· g−1 dry soil, Mean ± SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria | Actinomyces | Fungi | ||
| Tillering stage | CK | 48.17 ± 7.18ab | 57.89 ± 5.92ab | 0.22 ± 0.08a |
| a1 | 49.13 ± 5.77ab | 57.20 ± 16.22ab | 0.26 ± 0.08a | |
| a2 | 61.21 ± 19.29a | 53.22 ± 0.70ab | 0.31 ± 0.08a | |
| a3 | 37.71 ± 3.30b | 29.38 ± 4.41b | 0.24 ± 0.00a | |
| a4 | 39.07 ± 1.45b | 80.92 ± 18.87a | 0.27 ± 0.09a | |
| a5 | 62.48 ± 4.24a | 72.69 ± 34.27a | 0.33 ± 0.07a | |
| a6 | 41.65 ± 7.14b | 59.96 ± 7.86a | 0.22 ± 0.08a | |
| Elongation stage | CK | 21.92 ± 3.44a | 39.37 ± 9.46ab | 0.93 ± 0.31a |
| a1 | 37.79 ± 24.14a | 34.54 ± 6.57ab | 1.06 ± 0.25a | |
| a2 | 24.80 ± 4.28a | 42.67 ± 3.08a | 1.17 ± 0.49a | |
| a3 | 24.96 ± 2.58a | 40.70 ± 11.39ab | 1.22 ± 0.37a | |
| a4 | 36.36 ± 3.43a | 31.91 ± 1.40ab | 0.93 ± 0.35a | |
| a5 | 30.51 ± 3.45a | 31.32 ± 3.92b | 1.06 ± 0.14a | |
| a6 | 22.41 ± 4.29a | 31.10 ± 1.85b | 1.12 ± 0.09a | |
| Maturing stage | CK | 47.13 ± 17.08ab | 55.67 ± 23.04a | 0.78 ± 0.09ab |
| a1 | 60.67 ± 19.21a | 37.12 ± 2.40a | 0.75 ± 0.10ab | |
| a2 | 59.73 ± 32.14a | 48.50 ± 19.84a | 0.80 ± 0.05ab | |
| a3 | 19.62 ± 4.22b | 26.43 ± 8.66a | 0.78 ± 0.20ab | |
| a4 | 36.09 ± 1.20ab | 47.72 ± 12.75a | 0.68 ± 0.07b | |
| a5 | 44.00 ± 12.60ab | 40.36 ± 10.99a | 0.85 ± 0.00a | |
| a6 | 45.88 ± 1.21ab | 47.48 ± 27.54a | 0.75 ± 0.03ab | |
CK, control line FN95–1702; a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6: cry1Ac sugarcane lines; values in the column followed by the same letters mean no statistically significant (P < 0.05 level, N = 3).