Table 7 Variation in rhizosphere total, bacterial, protozoa, eukaryotes fungal, gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial PLFAs (nmol g−1 soil) of silage corn genotypes at black layer stage during 2016 and 2017.
Genotypes | Σ PLFAs | ΣB-PLFAs | G− | G+ | F | P | E | G+:G− | F:B | |
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2016 | Fusion RR | 47.39 c | 39.77 b | 19.00 d | 20.77 ab | 3.56 bc | 1.48NS | 2.56 ab | 1.09 a | 0.09 NS |
Yukon R | 54.87 a | 46.50 a | 24.76 a | 21.74 a | 4.02 a | 1.55 | 2.78 a | 0.88 b | 0.086 | |
A4177G3RIB | 45.69 c | 38.63 b | 20.59 c | 18.04 c | 3.26 c | 1.39 | 2.39 b | 0.87 b | 0.087 | |
DKC 23-17RIB | 47.93 c | 40.00 b | 21.19 c | 18.81 bc | 3.63 abc | 1.54 | 2.75 a | 0.89 b | 0.090 | |
DKC 26-28RIB | 51.76 b | 43.75 a | 22.89 b | 20.85 ab | 3.74 ab | 1.50 | 2.77 a | 0.91 b | 0.085 | |
2017 | Fusion RR | 49.89 bc | 43.09 ab | 22.05 ab | 21.04 a | 3.34 bc | 1.72NS | 1.72 ab | 0.95NS | 0.077 ab |
Yukon R | 51.69 a | 44.29 a | 22.85 a | 21.43 a | 3.69 a | 1.79 | 1.91 a | 0.93 | 0.083 a | |
A4177G3RIB | 49.00 c | 42.58 b | 21.60 bc | 20.98 a | 3.13 cd | 1.81 | 1.48 b | 0.97 | 0.073 b | |
DKC 23-17RIB | 46.71 d | 40.58 c | 20.84 c | 19.74 b | 2.86 d | 1.79 | 1.45 b | 0.95 | 0.070 b | |
DKC 26-28RIB | 51.06 ab | 43.89 ab | 22.64 a | 21.25 a | 3.46 ab | 1.71 | 1.98 a | 0.94 | 0.079 ab |