Table 3.
Changes in pH, organic carbon and primary nutrients under different bamboo species.
| Species | Statistics | pH | OC (%) | N (%) | P (ppm) | K (ppm) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | 2018 | Initial | 2018 | Initial | 2018 | Initial | 2018 | Initial | 2018 | ||
| B. balcooa | Average | 5.70 | 5.83 | 0.687 | 0.576 | 0.085 | 0.08 | 5.55 | 7.60 | 85.30 | 49.80 |
| Paired T Value | 0.56(0.63) | −1.91(0.2) | −3.59(0.07) | 2.42(0.14) | −11.31(0.01) | ||||||
| B. bambos | Average | 5.65 | 5.54 | 0.639 | 0.578 | 0.076 | 0.069 | 7.41 | 7.78 | 85.20 | 55.20 |
| Paired T Value | −1.36(0.31) | −0.69(0.56) | −5.49(0.03) | 0.39(0.73) | −4.84(0.04) | ||||||
| B. nutans | Average | 5.85 | 5.48 | 0.647 | 0.565 | 0.063 | 0.054 | 8.06 | 7.60 | 83.2 | 63.10 |
| Paired T Value | −2.00(0.18) | −1.88(0.2) | −7.12(0.02) | −0.75(0.53) | −2.23(0.16) | ||||||
| B. vulgaris | Average | 5.65 | 5.38 | 0.688 | 0.682 | 0.073 | 0.074 | 6.07 | 6.82 | 84.50 | 50.70 |
| Paired T Value | −1.95(0.19) | −0.09(0.94) | 0.58(0.62) | 1.96(0.19) | −4.30 (0.05) | ||||||
| D. hamiltonii | Average | 5.95 | 5.66 | 0.715 | 0.591 | 0.079 | 0.065 | 5.65 | 6.06 | 81.70 | 53.40 |
| Paired T Value | −2.72(0.11) | −1.59(0.25) | −11.3(0.01) | 0.42(0.71) | −7.21(0.02) | ||||||
| D. stocksii | Average | 5.35 | 5.81 | 0.632 | 0.612 | 0.079 | 0.078 | 6.97 | 6.69 | 92.00 | 52.20 |
| Paired T Value | 2.31(0.15) | −0.43(0.71) | −0.42(0.71) | −0.56(0.63) | −4.74(0.04) | ||||||
| D. strictus | Average | 5.65 | 5.56 | 0.731 | 0.529 | 0.081 | 0.059 | 11.51 | 8.25 | 97.10 | 55.00 |
| Paired T Value | −0.42(0.72) | −4.33(0.05) | −9.61(0.01) | −1.55(0.26) | −5.67(0.03) | ||||||
Values in the parenthesis are P value of paired t test.