Table 3 Slug herbivory and slug weight in response to slug control (SC), watering regime (W) and earthworms (EW) or their interactions.

From: Efficacy of chemical and biological slug control measures in response to watering and earthworms

Factors

Df

Sum Sq

Mean Sq

F value

Pr(>F)

Slug herbivory

Slug control (SC)

3

18.935

6.312

29.502

5.66E-12***

Watering (W)

1

0.272

0.272

1.272

0.264

Earthworms (EW)

1

0.016

0.016

0.075

0.785

SC:EW

3

1.386

0.462

2.16

0.102

EW:W

1

0.02

0.02

0.095

0.758

SC:W

3

0.598

0.199

0.932

0.431

EW:SC:W

3

0.808

0.269

1.259

0.296

Slug weight

Slug control (SC)

3

380.1

126.68

26.527

3.68E-11***

Watering (W)

1

0.9

0.92

0.194

0.661

Earthworms (EW)

1

2.8

2.81

0.589

0.446

SC:EW

3

14.6

4.86

1.017

0.391

EW:W

1

3.7

3.69

0.774

0.383

SC:W

3

97.7

32.57

6.821

4.79E-4***

EW:SC:W

3

48.2

16.07

3.366

0.024*

  1. Asterisks mark significant effects. Df = degrees of freedom, Sum Sq = sum of squares, Mean Sq = mean square, Pr (>F) = p value.