Table 4 Mean values of nematode trophic groups in no plant and three different agricultural plant species (PS) and earthworm treatment (E) and the results of two-way ANOVA on the E and PS on the proportion of bacterivores (Ba%), Fungivores (Fu%), Plant Parasite (Pp%), and Omnivores-predators (Om%).
Trophic group | Ba% | Fu% | Pp% | Om% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment | |||||
No plant | −E. fetida | 51.43 ± 3.29 | 8.14 ± 1.49 | 35.29 ± 1.81 | 7.71 ± 0.92 |
+E. fetida | 49.00 ± 1.88 | 8.00 ± 0.87 | 31.43 ± 3.41 | 9.00 ± 0.90 | |
Wheat | −E. fetida | 59.14 ± 2.79 | 11.71 ± 0.75 | 20.57 ± 2.67 | 8.57 ± 1.62 |
+E. fetida | 30.57 ± 2.20 | 24.14 ± 1.99 | 30.58 ± 3.15 | 14.72 ± 1.78 | |
Cotton | −E. fetida | 33.29 ± 2.89 | 18.86 ± 2.89 | 30.43 ± 3.22 | 17.43 ± 1.53 |
+E. fetida | 34.00 ± 1.85 | 18.00 ± 1.79 | 37.14 ± 3.23 | 10.86 ± 1.56 | |
Cabbage | −E. fetida | 50.71 ± 2.63 | 17.11 ± 1.81 | 27.82 ± 1.74 | 4.36 ± 0.56 |
+E. fetida | 46.57 ± 3.39 | 10.38 ± 0.72 | 37.14 ± 2.95 | 5.29 ± 0.52 | |
E. fetida (E) | * | ns | * | ns | |
Plant species (PS) | * | * | ns | * | |
(E × PS) | * | * | ns | * | |
