TABLE 1.
Soil parameters’ analysis in samples from a field wheat trial under four different conditions collected at 27 weeks after sowing and 12 days after second top dressing application where corresponded.
Parametersa | Conditionsb |
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C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | PT34c | PTD | PT34 × TD | |
pH | 7.81 ± 0.45a | 7.71 ± 0.83a | 8.04 ± 0.43a | 7.07 ± 0.50a | ns | ns | ns |
CaCO3 (%) | 1.05 ± 0.74a | 1.06 ± 0.92a | 1.48 ± 0.96a | 0.27 ± 0.47a | ns | ns | ns |
C (%) | 0.54 ± 0.11a | 0.56 ± 0.14a | 0.53 ± 0.17a | 0.59 ± 0.04a | ns | ns | ns |
Organic matter (%) | 0.93 ± 0.19a | 0.97 ± 0.25a | 0.91 ± 0.30a | 1.02 ± 0.06a | ns | ns | ns |
N (%) | 0.07 ± 0.01a | 0.06 ± 0.01a | 0.07 ± 0.01a | 0.07 ± 0.00a | ns | ns | ns |
C/N ratio | 8.27 ± 1.82a | 9.00 ± 1.71a | 7.93 ± 3.15a | 8.17 ± 0.35a | ns | ns | ns |
P (ppm) | 21.72 ± 8.55a | 19.06 ± 4.01a | 25.09 ± 2.65a | 19.07 ± 6.11a | ns | ns | ns |
aFor each parameter, values are means of three plots by treatment (n = 3). Values in the same row with same letter are not significantly different according to Tukey’s test (P > 0.05). bThe four conditions, under high basal chemical N fertilization, were as follow: C1, control; C2, two applications of calcium nitrate as top dressing (TD); C3, T. harzianum T34 (T34); and C4, T34 plus two applications of calcium nitrate as TD. cSignificant effects were determined by a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for T34, TD, and the interactions between both factors (T34 × TD) (Tukey’s test, P < 0.05). ns, no statistical differences.