Table 3 Comparison of the variances and cochran’s C test results for LAP, NAG, Nacq, AP and UREA (µmol g− 1soil h− 1) under three N fertilization treatments (NN, LN and HN) in two bioenergy croplands (SG and GG).

From: Effects of nitrogen fertilization and bioenergy crop type on spatial distributions of extracellular hydrolases associated with nitrogen and phosphorus acquisition

Crop

Fertilization

Plot

LAP

NAG

Nacq

AP

UREA

SG

NN

P1

3.42

68.13

181.06

1660.74

165538.88

 

P2

1.35

42.44

96.74

299.76

12022.501

LN

P1

1.40

26.87

57.71

367.67

4549.28

 

P2

1.29

52.03

116.28

296.44

11715.12

HN

P1

1.36

42.31

111.76

783.12

24703.64

 

P2

2.89

34.41

92.57

680.58

194747.85

Cochran’s C test

C value

0.29

0.26

0.28

0.41

0.47

p-value

0.04

0.20

0.08

0.00

0.00

GG

NN

P1

1.21

44.32

106.03

364.03

23088.02

 

P2

1.58

19.02

112.01

219.58

10760.55

LN

P1

2.87

30.62

165.07

462.35

63017.49

 

P2

0.81

29.47

38.73

515.67

4976.66

HN

P1

1.36

42.36

76.21

272.07

10778.14

 

P2

0.54

82.24

84.43

313.43

19587.55

Cochran’s C test

C value

0.34

0.33

0.28

0.24

0.48

p-value

0.00

0.00

0.06

0.36

0.00

Total Cochran’s C test (SG and GG)

C value

0.17

0.16

0.15

0.27

0.36

p-value

0.01

0.04

0.12

0.00

0.00