Table 5 Analysis of variance results of some properties of soils under field conditions and effect of vermicompost treatments on physical properties of soils under field conditions.

From: Integrating grafting and vermicompost for the sustainable management of drought in eggplant cultivation

Source of variance

df

OM

BD

FC

PWC

AWC

Ks

AS

TF

SSI

MWD

G

1

**

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

Error

4

0.75

0.02

1.15

0.97

1.85

0.06

1.48

1.03

1.45

0.02

VC

1

**

**

**

ns

**

**

**

**

ns

ns

G x VC

1

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

DS

2

**

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

G x DS

2

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

VC x DS

2

**

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

G x VC x DS

2

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

Error

20

0.01

0.00

3.86

1.84

6.86

0.11

1.19

1.60

19.26

0.01

VC (%)

 

6.2

5.3

12.4

10.2

10.1

9.1

10.6

3.4

11.9

13.7

VC

%

BD

g/cm3

FC

%

AWC

%

Ks

cm h-1

AS

%

TF

%

0

1.36 ± 0.55 a

24.07 ± 1.58 b

10.08 ± 0.45 b

0.83 ± 0.08 b

31.70 ± 1.15 b

51.78 ± 0.44 b

2

1.24 ± 0.09 b

29.24 ± 1.98 a

15.24 ± 1.98 a

1.49 ± 0.15 a

37.84 ± 0.87 a

54.27 ± 0.99 a

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ns: not significant, Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. G: Grafting, VC: Vermicompost, DS: Drought stress, OM: Organic matter, BD: Bulk density, FC: Field capacity, PWP: Permanent wilting point, AWC: Available water content, Ks: Saturated hydraulic conductivity, AS: Aggregate stability, TF: Total porosity, SSI: Structural stability index, MWD: Mean weight diameter.
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