Table 1 Repeated measures ANOVA statistics (p value) for soil moisture (treatments) and sampling time effects on various measured parameters.

From: Soil organic carbon cycling in response to simulated soil moisture variation under field conditions

Soil depth (cm)

Measured parameters

2018

2019

Trt

Time

Trt × time

Trt

Time

Trt × time

0–5

CO2 emissions

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.0004

0.0002

 < 0.0001

0.0002

Extractable organic C

 < 0.0001

0.009

NS

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.007

Microbial biomass C

0.086

0.0001

NS

0.004

 < 0.0001

0.0002

Hyphal length

NS

 < 0.0001

NS

0.002

0.003

0.006

Total enzyme activity

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.0003

0.0001

Specific enzyme activity

0.0003

 < 0.0001

0.001

 < 0.0001

0.006

0.044

5–15

Extractable organic C

0.0001

0.038

0.004

0.001

0.0001

0.006

Microbial biomass C

0.0002

NS

NS

0.001

0.044

0.001

Hyphal length

NS

NS

NS

0.023

0.0001

0.001

Total enzyme activity

0.015

 < 0.0001

0.001

0.0002

 < 0.0001

0.001

Specific enzyme activity

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

NS

0.001

0.004

0.259

15–30

Extractable organic C

NS

 < 0.0001

NS

0.009

0.0002

0.007

Microbial biomass C

NS

0.001

NS

NS

0.016

0.640

Total enzyme activity

NS

NS

NS

 < 0.0001

NS

NS

Specific enzyme activity

NS

0.001

0.026

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.0002

  1. NS means non-significant.