Effect of Soil Physical State on the Earthworms in Hungary

Table 5

Effects of depth of soil disturbance and soil coverage on earthworm count (in loam soil of 19%–22%, w/w soil moisture contents as an average of 6 repetitions).

Tillage depth (cm)	Mulch %				Mean
	0	25	35	65
0–5	14	18	20	21	18
16–20	24	24	27	31	26
20–25	22	31	32	39	31
30–35	25	34	41	47	37
Mean	21	27	30	35

LSD_5%.
Between different tillage depths under identical mulch treatment: 3.44
Between different tillage depths as an average of the mulch variants: 2.06
Between mulch variants under the identical depth treatments: 4.977
Between mulch variants as an average of depths: 4.146
Between two depth variants in the case of different mulch percentages: 4.670
Tillage depth: 𝑃>.1%; Mulch %: 𝑃>.1%; Depth × Mulch: 𝑃>1%.