Table 3.
Total microbial activity for orchard (O) and grassland (G) soils after treatment at FR and 10FR of tetraconazole as estimated by the FDA reaction (µg fluorescein g−1 dry soil)
| Soil | Pesticide treatment | Mean | Day | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | |||
| O | P value | <0.001 | 0.058 | ||||
| Control | 1.71 ± 0.54b | 1.58 ± 0.18 | 1.03 ± 0.15 | 2.52 ± 0.11 | 1.41 ± 0.03 | 1.99 ± 0.11 | |
| FR | 2.03 ± 0.55a | 1.59 ± 0.48 | 1.43 ± 0.09 | 2.75 ± 0.15 | 1.97 ± 0.10 | 2.39 ± 0.09 | |
| 10FR | 2.15 ± 0.58a | 1.66 ± 0.34 | 1.53 ± 0.12 | 3.07 ± 0.17 | 2.25 ± 0.11 | 2.26 ± 0.06 | |
| G | P value | <0.001 | 0.748 | ||||
| Control | 2.06 ± 0.34a | 2.45 ± 0.11 | 1.84 ± 0.07 | 2.42 ± 0.21 | 1.85 ± 0.12 | 1.71 ± 0.15 | |
| FR | 1.97 ± 0.28a | 2.28 ± 0.13 | 1.84 ± 0.02 | 2.21 ± 0.23 | 1.90 ± 0.05 | 1.63 ± 0.16 | |
| 10FR | 1.85 ± 0.32b | 2.19 ± 0.03 | 1.66 ± 0.14 | 2.20 ± 0.03 | 1.74 ± 0.18 | 1.46 ± 0.04 | |
The data presented are the means and standard deviations of three replicates. Different letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05, LSD test), considering the effects of the pesticide dosage for each soil