Short-Term Effect of Vermicompost Application on Biological Properties of an Alkaline Soil with High Lime Content from Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Table 3

Mean values of parameters measured in regular intervals during the study.

Treatment	pH	EC; (µS/cm)	Dehydrogenase; (µg TPF g^−1 dwt h^−1)	β-Glucosidase; (µg PNG g^−1 dwt h^−1)	Urease; (µg -N g^−1 dwt h^−2)	Alkaline phosphatase; (µg PNG g^−1 dwt h^−1)	Number of bacteria; (10^6 cfu g^−1 dwt soil)
Control		186.21	6.14	31.66^b	29.73^d	33.08^b	1.98^d
V 10 t ha^−1	7.99^cd	180.29	9.68	41.13^a	54.54^c	44.17^a	6.16^b
V 20 t ha^−1	8.17^a	195.70	9.30	40.66^a	54.67^bc	42.36^a	9.89^a
V 30 t ha^−1	8.14^ab	214.83	8.73	42.96^a	56.69^abc	45.08^a	6.61^b
V 40 t ha^−1	8.07^bc	215.81	10.70	44.14^a	58.53^a	44.37^a	8.86^a
FM 10 t ha^−1	7.99^cd	219.47	10.23	39.69^a	57.67^abc	40.52^a	5.47^b
FM 20 t ha^−1	8.14^ab	197.56	9.16	41.52^a	58.37^ab	46.96^a	4.88^bc
FM 30 t ha^−1	8.09^ab	200.55	9.84	45.97^a	56.55^abc	44.76^a	3.44^cd
FM 40 t ha^−1	8.07^bc	239.66	8.22	47.65^a	57.77^abc	45.80^a	5.92^b
LSD (5%)	7.33^***2	NS^3	NS	3.322**	63.198***	4.104**	17.775***

Means in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different. (LSD; ).
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³NS: not significant.