Table 3.
Influence of raw garlic stalk on soil enzymes activities (mean ± standard error; n = 3).
| Treatment | Soil Invertase Activity (Glucose mg g−1) | Soil Urease Activity (NH3-N mg.g−1) | Soil Dehydrogenase (mg TPF kg−1 soil h−1) | Soil Phosphatase (P2O5 mg.100g−1) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2017 | Means | 2016 | 2017 | Means | 2016 | 2017 | Means | 2016 | 2017 | Means | |
| RGS0 | 88.77 | 91.75 | 90.26d | 1.67f | 3.19c | 2.43 | 15.61 | 16.21 | 15.91c | 5.80e | 6.12de | 5.96d |
| RGS1 | 101.85 | 110.30 | 106.07c | 2.10e | 4.69b | 2.40 | 19.26 | 19.74 | 19.50b | 6.77cd | 7.23c | 7.00c |
| RGS2 | 116.61 | 118.00 | 117.30b | 2.79d | 4.88ab | 3.83 | 29.20 | 31.52 | 30.27a | 8.52b | 9.26a | 8.89a |
| RGS3 | 129.31 | 134.88 | 132.10a | 3.03c | 5.08a | 4.06 | 24.59 | 25.78 | 25.18b | 8.01b | 8.66ab | 8.34b |
| Year means | 109.13 | 113.73 | 2.40 | 4.46 | 22.163 | 23.27 | 7.28 | 7.81 | ||||
| LSD-test | Treatment | Year | Interaction | Treatment | Year | Interaction | Treatment | Year | Interaction | Treatment | Year | Interaction |
| *** | NS | NS | *** | *** | *** | *** | NS | NS | *** | * | NS | |
Different letters indicate significant differences between means within columns at p < 0.05 by LSD test. * p <0.05, *** p < 0.001 by ANOVA. NS: non-significant.