Table 1: Analysis of variance summary of the effects of tillage practice [i.e., conventional and no-tillage (n = 8)], pre-assigned urea fertilizer type [i.e., N-(n-butyl) thiosphosphoric triamide (NBPT)-coated and non-coated urea (n = 8)], and their interaction on soil physical [i.e., sand, silt, clay, and bulk density) and chemical properties [i.e., pH, electrical conductivity (EC), extractable soil P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Na, S, Cu, and Zn and total nitrogen (TN), total carbon (TC), and soil organic matter (SOM) contents] from 2017 at the Rice Research and Extension Center near Stuttgart, AR. Also reported are overall mean values (n = 16) for each soil property. Bolded values represent significant effects (P < 0.05).
Soil property | Tillage | Fertilizer | Tillage × fertilizer | Overall mean (NT) | Overall mean (CT) |
P | |||||
Sand (g g-1) | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.15a† | 0.13a† |
Silt (g g-1) | 0.76 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.71a | 0.71a |
Clay (g g-1) | 0.24 | 0.99 | 0.45 | 0.14a | 0.16a |
Bulk density (g cm-3) | < 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 1.19 | 1.38 |
pH | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.38 | 5.43b | 6.09a |
EC (dS m-1) | 0.38 | 0.93 | 0.25 | 0.19a | 0.21a |
P (kg ha-1) | 0.04 | 0.48 | 0.70 | 15.9b | 18a |
K (kg ha-1) | 0.80 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 146 | 143 |
Ca (Mg ha-1) | 0.10 | 0.38 | 0.22 | 1.16a | 1.49a |
Mg (kg ha-1) | 0.04 | 0.91 | 0.30 | 162 | 260a |
S (kg ha-1) | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 15.1a | 14.6a |
Na (kg ha-1) | < 0.01 | 0.40 | 0.28 | 52b | 97.4a |
Fe (kg ha-1) | 0.02 | 0.54 | 0.66 | 507a | 424b |
Mn (kg ha-1) | < 0.01 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 219b | 289a |
Zn (kg ha-1) | < 0.01 | 0.79 | 0.64 | 6.09a | 2.91b |
Cu (kg ha-1) | 0.16 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 1.41a | 1.62a |
TN (kg ha-1) | 0.66 | 0.22 | 0.35 | 903a | 853a |
TC (Mg ha-1) | 0.53 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 9.23a | 8.49a |
SOM (Mg ha-1) | 0.70 | 0.27 | 0.17 | 23.1a | 23.6a |
C:N ratio | 0.23 | 0.68 | 0.34 | 10.20a | 9.97a |
†Means in a row with different letters are different at the P < 0.05 level; the a and b notations show the results of statistical analyses.