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Table 2 Soil water content, soil electric conductivity and soil temperature in response to seed dressings, earthworms and collembola

From: Pesticide seed dressings can affect the activity of various soil organisms and reduce decomposition of plant material

Seed dressing

Soil water content (%)

Soil electrical conductivity (mS m−1)

Soil temperature (°C)

−EW

+EW

−EW

+EW

−EW

+EW

−C

+C

−C

+C

−C

+C

−C

+C

−C

+C

−C

+C

No seed dressing

8.07 ± 1.68

7.73 ± 0.93

8.86 ± 2.36

11.11 ± 2.32

0.62 ± 0.04

0.61 ± 0.05

0.97 ± 0.66

1.02 ± 0.22

16.43 ± 0.81

16.62 ± 0.61

16.79 ± 0.44

16.46 ± 0.56

Neonics

8.46 ± 1.04

9.11 ± 1.06

11.37 ± 2.25

10.65 ± 0.49

0.74 ± 0.10

0.71 ± 0.06

0.88 ± 0.18

0.84 ± 0.10

16.43 ± 0.52

16.67 ± 0.30

16.72 ± 0.60

16.53 ± 0.44

Fungicide

8.33 ± 098

9.49 ± 0.59

10.01 ± 1.41

9.91 ± 1.49

0.74 ± 0.16

0.82 ± 0.34

0.82 ± 0.12

0.83 ± 0.12

16.44 ± 0.42

16.16 ± 0.60

16.76 ± 0.37

16.76 ± 0.40

ANOVA results

Soil water content

Soil electrical conductivity

Soil temperature

Factors

df

F

P

df

F

P

df

F

P

Seed dressing

2

1.976

0.150

2

0.022

0.978

2

0.070

0.933

Earthworms

1

20.826

<0.001

1

8.424

0.006

1

2.521

0.119

Collembola

1

1.518

0.224

1

0.026

0.872

1

0.193

0.662

SD × EW

2

0.904

0.412

2

2.490

0.094

2

0.846

0.436

SD × Coll

2

0.535

0.589

2

0.132

0.876

2

0.125

0.883

EW × Coll

1

0.000

0.983

1

0.001

0.980

1

0.681

0.413

  1. ANOVA results for main factors and their interactions given below. Significant results in italics