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. 2023 Jul 18;18(7):e0288291. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288291

Table 2. 2-WAY ANOVA results of treatment effects on soil.

Deg. Freedom Sum of Squares Mean Square F Statistic p-value
Soil pH
    Biochar 2 0.100 0.050 6.042 0.003
    Biofertilizer 2 0.139 0.070 8.400 <0.001
    Biochar x biofertilizer 4 0.927 0.232 27.962 <0.001
    Error 106 0.878 0.008
Soil EC
    Biochar 2 0.047 0.023 22.362 <0.001
    Biofertilizer 2 0.007 0.003 3.273 0.042
    Biochar x biofertilizer 4 0.006 0.001 1.389 0.243
    Error 107 0.112 0.001
Soil moisture
    Biochar 2 10.400 5.210 0.786 0.458
    Biofertilizer 2 121.600 60.790 9.181 <0.001
    Biochar x biofertilizer 4 40.100 10.020 1.514 0.203
    Error 108 715.000 6.620
Soil nitrogen
    Biochar 2 0.002 0.001 19.635 <0.001
    Biofertilizer 2 <0.001 <0.001 1.228 0.316
    Biochar x biofertilizer 4 <0.001 <0.001 0.372 0.826
    Error 18 0.001 <0.001
Soil carbon
    Biochar 2 35.370 17.683 453.861 <0.001
    Biofertilizer 2 0.010 0.003 0.068 0.934
    Biochar x biofertilizer 4 0.010 0.002 0.046 0.996
    Error 18 0.700 0.039

Significant results (p < 0.05) are bold.