. 2022 Apr 14;11(8):1071. doi: 10.3390/plants11081071

Table 7.

Total Actinomycetes population (×10³ CFU g⁻¹ soil) in rice soil as influenced by crop establishment methods and weed management practices.

Total Actinomycetes Population (×10³ CFU g⁻¹ Soil)
Treatments	7 DAS/T		14 DAS/T		21 DAS/T		28 DAS/T
Treatments	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017
Establishment Methods
M₁	31.97 ^c	32.59 ^a	36.22 ^c	36.97 ^c	39.73 ^c	41.02 ^b	44.20 ^c	43.81 ^b
M₂	32.55 ^b	33.35 ^a	38.13 ^b	38.15 ^b	41.13 ^b	42.23 ^a	45.23 ^b	44.87 ^a
M₃	34.83 ^a	34.38 ^a	39.55 a	39.15 ^a	42.65 ^a	42.45 ^a	48.22 ^a	45.23 ^a
M₄	31.17 ^d	31.68 ^a	34.78 ^d	36.27 ^d	38.02 ^d	39.60 ^c	43.42 ^d	42.75 ^c
SEm (±)	0.056	0.972	0.044	0.051	0.046	0.028	0.075	0.051
CD (0.05)	0.195	NS	0.153	0.178	0.159	0.096	0.261	0.176
Weed Management Practices
W₁	38.30 ^b	36.48 ^a	40.23 ^c	38.38 ^c	42.33 ^c	42.10 ^d	46.05 ^d	43.85 ^d
W₂	24.55 ^d	26.84 ^b	33.00 ^d	34.83 ^d	41.88 ^d	42.35 ^c	47.58 ^b	45.95 ^b
W₃	27.03 ^c	28.78 ^b	31.90 ^e	33.58 ^e	39.23 ^e	40.88 ^e	45.08 ^e	45.03 c
W₄	27.03 ^c	28.78 ^b	31.90 ^e	33.58 ^e	24.60 ^f	29.33 ^f	35.88 ^f	39.53 ^f
W₅	38.30 ^b	37.98 ^a	41.38 ^b	41.93 ^b	46.20 ^b	45.95 ^b	50.00 ^a	49.35 ^a
W₆	40.58 ^a	39.18 ^a	44.63 ^a	43.53 ^a	48.08 ^a	47.35 ^a	47.03 ^c	41.29 ^e
SEm (±)	0.015	0.745	0.017	0.01	0.019	0.017	0.066	0.06
CD (0.05)	0.043	2.174	0.05	0.03	0.054	0.049	0.0192	0.174

For treatment details, Table 4 may be referred to. SE, standard Error, CD, Critical difference at 5% probability level. Different superscript letters indicate a significant difference between the mean.