Table 3. Repeated measures analysis (RMA) for total dissolved solids, electrical conductivity, salinity and pH for vermicast-sawdust mixed media without (A) and with (B) Trichoderma viride in the nutrient release experiments.
| RMA outcome | Num DFa | Den DF | F-Value | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dissolved solids | ||||
| Time | 12 | 390 | 361.46 | <0.0001 |
| T. viride | 1 | 390 | 150.27 | <0.0001 |
| Time*T. viride | 12 | 390 | 3.57 | <0.0001 |
| Treatment | 4 | 390 | 414.98 | <0.0001 |
| Time*Treatment | 48 | 390 | 13.94 | <0.0001 |
| T. viride*Treatment | 4 | 390 | 8.48 | <0.0001 |
| Time*T. viride*Treatment | 48 | 390 | 1.59 | 0.0102 |
| Electrical conductivity | ||||
| Time | 12 | 390 | 228.08 | <0.0001 |
| T. viride | 1 | 390 | 75.97 | <0.0001 |
| Time*T. viride | 12 | 390 | 1.57 | 0.0978 |
| Treatment | 4 | 390 | 279.63 | <0.0001 |
| Time*Treatment | 48 | 390 | 16.26 | <0.0001 |
| T. viride*Treatment | 4 | 390 | 2.23 | 0.0655 |
| Time*T. viride*Treatment | 48 | 390 | 1.25 | 0.1345 |
| Salinity | ||||
| Time | 12 | 390 | 231.42 | <0.0001 |
| T. viride | 1 | 390 | 70.31 | <0.0001 |
| Time*T. viride | 12 | 390 | 2.01 | 0.0225 |
| Treatment | 4 | 390 | 303.74 | <0.0001 |
| Time*Treatment | 48 | 390 | 16.76 | <0.0001 |
| T. viride*Treatment | 4 | 390 | 3.56 | 0.0073 |
| Time*T. viride*Treatment | 48 | 390 | 1.25 | 0.1325 |
| pH | ||||
| Time | 12 | 390 | 70.08 | <0.0001 |
| T. viride | 1 | 390 | 3052.65 | <0.0001 |
| Time*T. viride | 12 | 390 | 17.46 | <0.0001 |
| Treatment | 4 | 390 | 434.12 | <0.0001 |
| Time*Treatment | 48 | 390 | 27.18 | <0.0001 |
| T. viride*Treatment | 4 | 390 | 0.61 | 0.6530 |
| Time*T. viride*Treatment | 48 | 390 | 3.83 | <0.0001 |
aDF is degrees of freedom; Num DF is numerator DF = k–1; Den DF is denominator DF = N–k; n = 3 per experimental replicate.