Table 1 Some basic soil (0–20 cm) properties.

From: Effects of long-term cultivation of transgenic Bt rice (Kefeng-6) on soil microbial functioning and C cycling

 

pH

Bulk density (g.cm−3)

Sand (%)

Silt (%)

Clay (%)

Non-GM

5.20 (0.08)

2.43 (0.04)

11.40 (1.14)

50.80 (1.14)

37.8 (0.45)

Half-GM

5.30 (0.04)

2.21 (0.04)

24.65 (0.95)

41.55 (0.95)

33.3 (0.00)

GM

5.07 (0.02)

2.25 (0.04)

15.65 (0.85)

47.55 (0.85)

36.8 (0.00)

  1. Notes: standard error is shown in parentheses.
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