Research Article

Effect on Soil Properties of BcWRKY1 Transgenic Maize with Enhanced Salinity Tolerance

Table 5

ANOVA of seven physicochemical properties.

Physicochemical propertiesSource of variationP value

ECYear0.9972
Soil variety0.012
Maize variety0.156

pH valueYear0.84
Soil variety0.001
Maize variety0.742

SAR valueYear0.56
Soil variety0.001
Maize variety0.742

ANYear0.87
Soil variety0.052
Maize variety0.038

APYear0.62
Soil variety0.002
Maize variety0.791

AKYear0.84
Soil variety0.033
Maize variety0.935

OCYear0.95
Soil variety0.012
Maize variety0.513

Years: 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Soil varieties: saline soil and nonsaline soil.
Maize varieties: WT (wild-type maize LH1037) and WL-73 (LH1037 plant transformed with BcWRKY1).
Significant source of variation ().
Significant source of variation ().