Table 2. Two-way ANOVA of the effects of straw incorporation (S) and biochar applied (C) on cumulative N2O emissions, cumulative NH3 volatilization, and soil moisture, NO3−−N, NH4+−N, total N (TN), soil organic matter (SOM) content, and pH in the 0−10 cm, 10−20 cm, and 20−40 cm soil layers.
| Parameters | S | C | S*C | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Sig. | F | Sig. | F | Sig. | |||
| N emissions | N2O | 5.819 | 0.028* | 5.669 | 0.008** | 24.382 | 0.000*** | |
| NH3 | 375.988 | 0.000*** | 44.616 | 0.000*** | 21.786 | 0.000*** | ||
| Soil conditions | 0−10 cm | Moister | 1.741 | 0.206 | 22.019 | 0.000*** | 3.488 | 0.040* |
| NO3−−N | 37.266 | 0.000*** | 2.716 | 0.079 | 5.100 | 0.011* | ||
| NH4+−N | 0.629 | 0.439 | 5.192 | 0.011* | 0.774 | 0.525 | ||
| pH | 49.973 | 0.000*** | 5.349 | 0.010* | 6.081 | 0.006** | ||
| TN | 37.371 | 0.000*** | 0.703 | 0.564 | 0.685 | 0.574 | ||
| SOM | 5.732 | 0.029* | 2.106 | 0.140 | 1.138 | 0.363 | ||
| C/N | 2.081 | 0.168 | 5.798 | 0.007** | 1.883 | 0.173 | ||
| 10−20 cm | Moister | 4.124 | 0.059 | 10.617 | 0.000*** | 1.072 | 0.389 | |
| NO3-−N | 0.019 | 0.893 | 1.946 | 0.163 | 5.838 | 0.007** | ||
| NH4+−N | 4.351 | 0.053 | 1.515 | 0.249 | 6.335 | 0.005** | ||
| pH | 84.566 | 0.000*** | 7.299 | 0.003** | 46.246 | 0.000*** | ||
| TN | 8.100 | 0.012* | 0.390 | 0.762 | 1.508 | 0.250 | ||
| SOM | 15.973 | 0.001** | 1.605 | 0.227 | 7.874 | 0.002** | ||
| C/N | 0.031 | 0.863 | 1.121 | 0.370 | 5.420 | 0.009** | ||
| 20−40 cm | Moister | 9.000 | 0.008** | 4.529 | 0.018* | 5.843 | 0.094 | |
| NO3-−N | 0.098 | 0.759 | 1.484 | 0.257 | 0.268 | 0.848 | ||
| NH4+−N | 5.995 | 0.026* | 1.020 | 0.410 | 2.687 | 0.081 | ||
| pH | 13.157 | 0.002** | 1.947 | 0.163 | 7.502 | 0.002** | ||
| TN | 25.790 | 0.000*** | 4.710 | 0.015* | 10.801 | 0.000*** | ||
| SOM | 22.279 | 0.000*** | 2.765 | 0.076 | 5.610 | 0.008** | ||
| C/N | 0.366 | 0.554 | 0.978 | 0.428 | 1.366 | 0.289 | ||
*, ** and *** represent the 0.05, 0.01 and 0.001 significance levels, respectively.