TABLE 5.
Test results of the fixed main effects in the generalized linear mixed models for fungistasis activity in soil (mm2 at the surface bioassay; a smaller area indicates a stronger fungistasis) in the layer of 0-5 cm, and for yield per hectare (kg ha–1).
Management | Soil Fungistasis (mm2) | Yield per Hectare (kg ha–1) |
Crop sequence | ||
Monoculture | 338.3 | 4523 |
Crop rotation | 282.6 | 4968 |
Tillage system | ||
Plow | 363.5a | 4684 a |
Reduced tillage | 284.4b | 4440 a |
No-till | 283.5b | 5114 b |
The different letters refer to statistically significant differences within each comparison; p ≤ 0.05. The number of observations (n) is 24 for each response variable.