Table 10

Soil total nitrogen (g kg−1) as influenced by organic waste application (average ± standard deviation)
Treatments First crop (wheat) Second crop (guar) Third crop (wheat)
0 to 20 cm
C 0.26c ± 0.01 0.21e ± 0.01 0.19f ± 0.01
CR 0.25c ± 0. 01 0.29c ± 0. 01 0.34c ± 0. 01
H 0.25c ± 0.01 0.23d ± 0.01 0.21e ± 0.01
SS 0.32a ± 0.01 0.34b ± 0.01 0.36b ± 0.01
RF 0.28b ± 0.01 0.30c ± 0.01 0.30d ± 0.01
RF + CR 0.28b ± 0.01 0.35a ± 0.01 0.39a ± 0.01
LSD 0.017 0.012 0.012
P 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001
Treatments First crop (wheat) Second crop (guar) Third crop (wheat)
20 to 40 cm
C 0.22c ± 0.01 0.18d ± 0.01 0.17c ± 0.01
CR 0.22c ± 0. 01 0.23c ± 0. 01 0.26b ± 0. 01
H 0.22c ± 0.01 0.19d ± 0.01 0.18c ± 0.01
SS 0.28a ± 0.01 0.31a ± 0.01 0.32a ± 0.01
RF 0.24b ± 0.01 0.25b ± 0.01 0.26b ± 0.01
RF + CR 0.23bc ± 0.01 0.31a ± 0.01 0.33a ± 0.01
LSD 0.017 0.011 0.014
P ≤ 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001

Means in columns, within each depth, followed by different letters are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 using LSD.

Rezig et al. International Journal Of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture 2012 1:1   doi:10.1186/2251-7715-1-1

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