Table 4  Interaction effect of charcoal production sites by locationby soil depth on selected micronutrients, P and S enzymes.

From: Impact of charcoal production on soil micronutrients, enzyme activities, microbial composition, and biomass phosphorus in a derived savannah ecosystem of Nigeria

 

Copper

Colbat

Iron

Manganese

Zinc

(Pho) (mg/ml/min)

Phy

Tsd

Dsr

(mg/kg)

(µg/ml/min)

Site (S)

CPS

0.32a

0.10a

1.70a

0.13a

1.57a

2.13a

0.16a

6.82a

1.30a

NPS

0.29b

0.09b

1.48b

0.12a

1.50b

1.78b

0.16a

6.42a

1.11b

Location (L)

Ìrèle

0.27b

0.10a

1.84a

0.12a

1.66a

1.03c

0.16a

8.95a

1.39a

Òkè-Àkò

0.33a

0.10a

1.23c

0.11a

1.53b

2.69a

0.16a

2.55b

1.32b

Ìpaò

0.33a

0.83b

1.70b

0.16a

1.41c

2.13b

0.16a

8.37a

0.91c

Soildepth (SD)

0–15cm

0.30b

0.08b

1.70b

0.15a

1.60a

1.94a

0.16a

7.60a

1.24a

15–30cm

0.30b

0.10a

1.80a

0.12a

1.50b

2.03a

0.16a

6.51a

1.24a

30–45cm

0.33a

0.10a

1.33c

0.11a

1.60a

1.89a

0.15b

5.76a

1.14b

Interactions

S x L

*

*

*

ns

*

*

*

*

*

S x SD

*

*

*

ns

*

*

*

*

*

L x SD

*

*

*

ns

*

*

*

*

*

S x L x SD

*

*

*

ns

*

*

*

*

*

  1. According to Tukey’s test, this means having the same letter in superscript onacolumn for the same parameterare notdifferent from oneanother (P < 0.05).