Table 3.
Mean values of parameters measured in regular intervals during the study.
| Treatment | pH | EC (µS/cm) |
Dehydrogenase (µg TPF g−1 dwt h−1) |
β-Glucosidase (µg PNG g−1 dwt h−1) |
Urease (µg NH4 +-N g−1 dwt h−2) |
Alkaline phosphatase (µg PNG g−1 dwt h−1) |
Number of bacteria (106 cfu g−1 dwt soil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 7.96d 1 | 186.21 | 6.14 | 31.66b | 29.73d | 33.08b | 1.98d |
| V 10 t ha−1 | 7.99cd | 180.29 | 9.68 | 41.13a | 54.54c | 44.17a | 6.16b |
| V 20 t ha−1 | 8.17a | 195.70 | 9.30 | 40.66a | 54.67bc | 42.36a | 9.89a |
| V 30 t ha−1 | 8.14ab | 214.83 | 8.73 | 42.96a | 56.69abc | 45.08a | 6.61b |
| V 40 t ha−1 | 8.07bc | 215.81 | 10.70 | 44.14a | 58.53a | 44.37a | 8.86a |
| FM 10 t ha−1 | 7.99cd | 219.47 | 10.23 | 39.69a | 57.67abc | 40.52a | 5.47b |
| FM 20 t ha−1 | 8.14ab | 197.56 | 9.16 | 41.52a | 58.37ab | 46.96a | 4.88bc |
| FM 30 t ha−1 | 8.09ab | 200.55 | 9.84 | 45.97a | 56.55abc | 44.76a | 3.44cd |
| FM 40 t ha−1 | 8.07bc | 239.66 | 8.22 | 47.65a | 57.77abc | 45.80a | 5.92b |
| LSD (5%) | 7.33∗∗∗2 | NS3 | NS | 3.322∗∗ | 63.198∗∗∗ | 4.104∗∗ | 17.775∗∗∗ |
1Means in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different. (LSD; P < 0.05).
2∗∗ P < 0.01.
***P < 0.001.
3NS: not significant.