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. 2014 Aug 28;2014:395282. doi: 10.1155/2014/395282

Table 2.

Organic matter, total nitrogen, and available phosphorus contents of soils treated with vermicompost (V) and farmyard manure (FM).

Treatment Organic matter (%) Total N (%) Available P (ppm)
Control 1.92c 1 0.10c 38.00d
V 10 t ha−1 2.30b 0.25b 81.00c
V 20 t ha−1 2.52b 0.28a 88.00b
V 30 t ha−1 2.90a 0.29a 90.00b
V 40 t ha−1 3.00a 0.29a 109.25a
FM 10 t ha−1 2.32b 0.24b 79.25c
FM 20 t ha−1 2.50b 0.28a 85.00bc
FM 30 t ha−1 3.05a 0.28a 88.00b
FM 40 t ha−1 3.10a 0.28a 108.25a
LSD (5%) 22.16∗∗∗2 67.30∗∗∗ 107.1∗∗∗

1Means in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different.

2∗∗∗ P < 0.001.