Table 3 Analysis of variance of tillage, mulch and saline irrigation on pHs, ECe , Walkley and Black oxidizable organic C (WBOC) and KMnOoxidizable N, Olsen’s P and NH4OAc extractable K, soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen (MBC and MBN), microbial biomass carbon nitrogen ratio (MBCN), dehydrogenase (DHA), alkaline phosphatase (AlK), urease (Ur), α- and β-glucosidase (α-/β glu), wheat grain and straw yield and weighted linear soil health index (SHIIW); * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 and NS: not significant (P > 0.05).

From: Deficit saline water irrigation under reduced tillage and residue mulch improves soil health in sorghum-wheat cropping system in semi-arid region

Source

DF

pHs

ECe

OC

N

P

K

MBC

MBN

MBCN

DHA

AlP

URE

α-glu

β-glu

SHIIW

Grain

Straw

Replication

2

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

NS

*

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Year

1

NS

***

NS

NS

***

**

NS

**

**

NS

NS

*

NS

NS

*

NS

*

Tillage

2

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

*

NS

**

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

NS

*

Year × tillage

2

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

***

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Error (a)

10

                 

Irrigation

2

NS

***

NS

*

**

NS

**

*

NS

**

**

NS

NS

NS

*

NS

NS

Mulch

1

NS

**

NS

***

NS

*

NS

NS

NS

***

***

***

NS

NS

*

NS

*

Irrigation × mulch

2

*

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

***

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Year × irrigation

2

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Tillage × irrigation

4

NS

NS

NS

*

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Year × tillage × irrigation

4

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

**

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

**

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Year × mulch

1

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Tillage × mulch

2

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

**

NS

NS

**

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Year × tillage × mulch

2

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

NS

NS

***

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Year × irrigation × mulch

2

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Tillage × irrigation × mulch

4

NS

NS

NS

*

**

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Year × tillage × irrigation × mulch

4

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS