Effect on Soil Properties of BcWRKY1 Transgenic Maize with Enhanced Salinity Tolerance
Table 3
ANOVA of the effects of year, growth stage, soil type, and maize genotype.
Number
Source
Year
Growth stage
Soil type
WL-73
WT
P value
1
pH
2013
V9
Saline
8.83
8.66
0.03
2
pH
2014
R1
Control
7.36
7.13
0.02
3
SAR
2012
V9
Saline
21.43
21.07
0.01
4
SAR
2014
V9
Saline
17.02
17.33
0.03
5
SAR
2014
V9
Control
2.14
2.78
0.01
6
AN
2013
V9
Saline
87.33
81.69
0.05
7
AN
2014
R6
Saline
87.33
85.60
0.03
8
AK
2013
V9
Saline
215.83
219.58
0.01
9
AK
2013
V9
Control
210.45
213.99
0.02
10
AK
2013
R6
Saline
194.23
191.55
0.01
11
AP
2013
R1
Saline
33.63
31.66
0.04
12
OC
2013
V9
Saline
31.59
33.96
0.03
13
Alkaline phosphatase
2013
R6
Saline
34.79
33.80
0.03
14
Urease activity
2012
R1
Control
5.76
6.49
0.04
15
Urease activity
2013
V9
Saline
12.87
12.65
0.05
16
Dehydrogenase activity
2013
V9
Control
8.86
7.14
0.03
17
Sucrase activity
2014
V9
Saline
25.04
24.96
0.02
18
Actinomycetes
2014
V9
Saline
4.16
4.02
0.05
19
Actinomycetes
2014
R6
Control
4.85
4.61
0.05
SAR, sodium adsorption ratio; AN, available nitrogen; AK, available potassium; OC, organic carbon; WT, wild-type maize LH1037; WL-73, LH1037 plant transformed with BcWRKY1; V3, the three lowest leaves have a visible collar; V9, nine leaves have collars present; R1, silking; R6, physiological maturity. indicates a significant difference at according to the LSD test (). indicates a significant difference at according to the LSD test (). Note: only those traits with significant differences in a specific period are listed here.
