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Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficients of relationships among the quantity of Aspergillus section Flavi population in soil (CFU g−1), soil pH, AEZ and the isolates

From: Distribution of indigenous strains of atoxigenic and toxigenic Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus in maize and peanuts agro-ecological zones of Kenya

 

pH

CFU

% Af

% Ap

% At

% An

% L

% S

pH

1.000

       

CFU

0.009

1.000

      

% Af

0.061

−0.118

1.000

     

% Ap

0.014

0.132

−0.893*

1.000

    

% At

−0.294

0.038

−0.066

−0.319

1.000

   

% An

0.280

0.029

−0.618*

0.470**

−0.193

1.000

  

% L

−0.594*

−0.037

−0.338

0.236

0.105

0.228

1.000

 

% S

0.594*

0.037

0.338

−0.236

−0.105

−0.228

−1.000*

1.000

  1. CFU was log transformed (value + 1) prior to analysis
  2. Percent data were arcsine square root transformed prior to analysis
  3. * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
  4. ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
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Agriculture & Food Security

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