Changes in Actinomycetes community structure under the influence of Bttransgenic brinjal crop in a tropical agroecosystem

Table 3 Pearson’s correlation (r) matrix for soil pH, nutrients and actinomycetes population

Properties	Year	Crop	Stages	pH	Organic C	K₂O	S	Zn	Fe	Mn	Mineral- N	Actinomycetes population
Year	1
Crop	0.00	1
Stages	0.00	0.00	1
pH	-0.01	0.25	0.64**	1
Organic C	0.58	0.24	0.52**	0.71**	1
K₂O	-0.21	0.21	0.02	0.62**	0.32	1
S	-0.09	0.13	0.09	0.11	0.30	0.09	1
Zn	-0.02	0.34	0.37	0.66**	0.93**	0.45**	0.40	1
Fe	-0.98	0.24	0.35	0.52*	0.73**	0.11	0.25	0.67	1
Mn	-0.00	0.14	0.54*	0.79**	0.71**	0.15	0.37	0.63**	0.81**	1
Mineral-N	-0.00	-0.03	0.30	0.81**	0.92**	0.27	0.24	0.85**	0.74**	0.81**	1
Actinomycetes population	-0.06	0.11	0.82	0.54**	0.82**	0.45**	0.04	0.84**	0.64**	0.56**	0.85**	1

** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (n = 20); * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (n = 20).

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