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Table 2 Effect of different N applications on soil microbial biomass C, N and P in sugarcane fields (mg kg−1)

From: Response of soil biological properties and bacterial diversity to different levels of nitrogen application in sugarcane fields

Treatments

Microbial biomass C

Microbial biomass N

Microbial biomass P

H

112.42 ± 3.83c

29.23 ± 2.34b

44.50 ± 1.05c

M

12.91 ± 1.00d

35.85 ± 0.62a

202.41 ± 7.78b

L

146.65 ± 5.33a

20.20 ± 0.62c

242.16 ± 19.81a

CK

130.33 ± 9.26b

8.50 ± 0.81d

198.81 ± 8.97b

  1. All data are presented as the mean ± SD (standard deviation)
  2. H high N application in the sugarcane soil (964 kg ha−1), M medium N application in the sugarcane soil (482 kg ha−1), L low N application in the sugarcane soil (96 kg ha−1), CK no N application in the sugarcane soil (0 kg ha−1)
  3. Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences between treatments at P < 0.05 among the means of the four treatments
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