Soil Moisture Response to Short-Term Inorganic Fertilization on Tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) Crop Varieties in Northern Ethiopia

Table 8

Paired mean difference comparison and correlation analyses results of soil moisture content response to the average of all fertilizer rates and tef varieties combined effects at the same sampling time between 2012 and 2013 in northern Ethiopia ().

Paired moisture content	Paired mean comparison			Correlation
	Mean difference	df	Significance	r	Significance
SM0_2012 and SM0_2013	1.278	35	0.040	0.246	0.147^ns
SM33_2012 and SM33_2013	2.972	35	0.000	0.827	0.000
SM49_2012 and SM49_2013	2.278	35	0.000	0.932	0.000
SM64_2012 and SM64_2013	2.639	35	0.000	0.921	0.000
SM84_2012 and SM84_2013	2.639	35	0.000	0.909	0.000
SM120_2012 asnd SM120_2013	1.306	35	0.000	0.968	0.000
^#Mean_2012 and Mean_2013	2.222	35	0.001	0.904	0.000

Significant at the 0.01 probability level (P); significant at ; ns, nonsignificant at ; r, correlation; SM_2012 and 2013, soil moisture determined at 0, 33, 49, 64, 84, and 120 days after sowing time (DAS) in 2012 and 2013 cropping seasons, respectively. ^#Overall mean of all sampling dates and the treatment interaction effects on each crop seasons.