Predicting Mineral N Release during Decomposition of Organic Wastes in Soil by Use of the SOILN_NO Model

Table 9

𝐹-values used for evaluation of LOFIT. “n.s” = not significant at 10% level, (sim_cal) refers to the sim_inc. simulation results (line Sim_inc) presented in Figures 3–6, that is, simulation with pools and parameters calibrated to data from the laboratory incubation experiment, and (sim) refers simulations based on new calibration of pools and parameters in order to achieve optimal fit.

Soil	Treatment	𝐹 (sim_inc)	𝐹 (sim)
A	Control		2.3
A	OW4	3.9	1.3
A	CF	10.9^n.s	0.7
A	OW4 + CF		0.4
B	Control		5.2
B	OW4	5.17	4.6
B	CF	14.8^n.s	2.6
B	OW4 + CF		9.3^n.s
C	Control		8.0^n.s
C	OW4	266.6^n.s	12.1^n.s
C	CF	66.3^n.s	4.5
C	OW4 + CF		7.5^n.s
D	Control		0.8
D	OW4	846.5^n.s	27.2^n.s
D	CF	130.2^n.s	2.6
D	OW4 + CF		0.2