Table 1 Effect of sugarcane genotypes on the root traits, soil parameters and sucrose content

GUC-23

134.97 ± 30.8

58.25 ± 11.1

1.13 ± 0.56

2.59 ± 2.53

27.43 ± 1.14

1.49 ± 0.19

0.68 ± 0.07

18.69 ± 0.77

17.77 ± 1.22

ZZ-1

181.18 ± 31.0

28.62 ± 5.1

0.99 ± 0.05

2.46 ± 2.91

35.84 ± 2.31

1.97 ± 0.24

1.62 ± 0.09

19.31 ± 1.18

18.55 ± 1.05

ZZ-9

195.31 ± 39.0

46.67 ± 9.4

1.08 ± 0.47

2.70 ± 1.72

24.95 ± 1.53

1.39 ± 0.29

0.93 ± 0.04

16.35 ± 2.71

17.53 ± 0.20

GUC-15

204.92 ± 85.9

75.92 ± 12.9

1.42 ± 0.86

2.89 ± 1.10

30.77 ± 2.19

1.46 ± 0.19

1.39 ± 0.21

18.37 ± 0.85

19.87 ± 1.20

GUC-37

194.42 ± 77.3

56.37 ± 12.8

0.99 ± 0.25

2.87 ± 3.49

46.36 ± 1.55

2.51 ± 0.15

1.97 ± 0.14

18.54 ± 1.58

17.57 ± 1.47

ZZ-6

222.75 ± 48.7

67.67 ± 19.9

0.99 ± 0.05

2.98 ± 5.80

33.90 ± 1.51

1.54 ± 0.14

1.68 ± 0.07

19.72 ± 1.81

22.29 ± 1.26

ZZ-5

128.33 ± 54.7

61.62 ± 17.6

1.11 ± 0.71

2.68 ± 5.64

25.67 ± 2.49

1.41 ± 0.04

1.62 ± 0.06

17.02 ± 1.41

15.12 ± 1.89

ZZ-10

233.22 ± 33.8

67.82 ± 19.8

1.39 ± 0.08

2.89 ± 5.07

19.79 ± 3.10

1.09 ± 0.09

0.81 ± 0.02

17.88 ± 1.69

21.67 ± 1.91

TD-11

128.25 ± 13.6

66.50 ± 17.9

1.19 ± 0.09

3.05 ± 2.80

20.92 ± 2.69

1.58 ± 0.04

1.40 ± 0.07

20.31 ± 1.17

19.32 ± 1.47

GUC-3

215.19 ± 29.4

75.95 ± 15.1

1.07 ± 0.20

3.05 ± 2.19

34.48 ± 1.89

1.69 ± 0.12

0.07 ± 0.01

18.97 ± 1.22

21.24 ± 1.17

GUC-8

145.23 ± 49.1

53.70 ± 14.8

0.95 ± 0.09

2.81 ± 2.24

29.06 ± 3.29

1.64 ± 0.08

1.68 ± 0.03

17.69 ± 1.73

16.04 ± 1.82

ZZ-2

178.77 ± 19.4

34.00 ± 4.2

1.10 ± 0.68

2.68 ± 1.76

48.50 ± 2.50

2.42 ± 0.14

1.59 ± 0.05

17.87 ± 0.71

17.87 ± 1.43

ZZ-13

234.01 ± 61.2

75.93 ± 20.5

1.09 ± 0.40

3.10 ± 7.90

20.34 ± 1.65

1.14 ± 0.12

0.25 ± 0.02

17.49 ± 1.75

16.66 ± 1.24

ROC-22

174.55 ± 81.6

49.20 ± 18.6

1.12 ± 0.31

2.75 ± 1.71

21.60 ± 1.60

1.21 ± 0.04

0.23 ± 0.03

18.38 ± 1.73

17.99 ± 1.19

TD-7

215.04 ± 53.8

83.07 ± 18.4

1.35 ± 0.40

2.81 ± 2.01

32.56 ± 2.85

1.72 ± 0.15

0.43 ± 0.04

17.49 ± 1.30

20.24 ± 1.12

ZZ-11

144.06 ± 40.9

67.67 ± 15.8

1.30 ± 0.52

2.55 ± 1.86

35.87 ± 1.46

1.85 ± 0.10

0.56 ± 0.02

19.58 ± 2.29

15.14 ± 1.68

FN-1702

249.21 ± 25.8

85.17 ± 19.2

1.34 ± 0.39

3.18 ± 1.31

31.95 ± 1.86

1.56 ± 0.14

0.03 ± 0.02

18.35 ± 2

21.00 ± 1.35

GUC-35

152.27 ± 30.4

49.10 ± 9.3

1.04 ± 0.77

2.73 ± 0.70

42.12 ± 2.83

2.39 ± 0.16

0.94 ± 0.03

19.34 ± 1.61

19.16 ± 1.15

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