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. 2017 Jan 12;12(1):e0169776. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169776

Table 2. DTPA-Zn concentration (mean ± SE, n = 3) of soils with the addition of straw and Zn at the various incubation periods.

Treatment DTPA-Zn concentration(mg kg-1)
60 120 150 165 180 195 210
0 0 0.75 ± 0.03 0.77 ± 0.07 0.72 ± 0.08 0.65 ± 0.05 0.76 ± 0.05 0.75 ± 0.04 0.86 ± 0.01
Straw 0.81 ± 0.08 0.69 ± 0.01 0.62 ± 0.04 0.73 ± 0.02 0.92 ± 0.06 0.98 ± 0.05 0.99 ± 0.02
Zn 0 4.65 ± 0.05 5.06 ± 0.15 4.57 ± 0.21 4.23 ± 0.19 4.72 ± 0.17 4.66 ± 0.05 4.60 ± 0.15
Straw 4.87 ± 0.05 5.15 ± 0.11 4.43 ± 0.33 4.09 ±0.10 4.96 ± 0.20 4.77 ± 0.05 4.54 ± 0.08
LSD0.05 of A or Ba 0.12 0.24 0.27 0.25 0.31 0.11 0.20
LSD0.05 of A×Bb 0.18 0.33 0.39 0.36 0.45 0.15 0.28

Note:

aThe value of LSD (least significant difference) for main effects of Zn (A) or straw (B) at 5%.

bThe values of LSD for interaction between Zn (A) and straw (B) at 5%.