Decomposition Dynamics of Leaf Litter Mixtures Enriched with NPS Fertilizer and Resultant Effects on Common Bean Productivity in Nutrient Depleted Soil
Table 4
Half-life (t50) (days) over 56 days of decomposition.
NPS (Kg/ha)
Decomposition time (days)
Initial
14
28
42
56
Average
0
0.0
25.02a
38.0a
52.3a
57.3a
38.8a
50
0.0
20.21b
31.0b
44.1b
49.1b
32.0b
100
0.0
19.13b
28.7c
38.9c
47.1bc
29.8bc
150
0.0
17.21c
27.6b
36.5c
45.3c
27.8c
LSD0.05
—
2.02
1.96
3.82
3.56
1.73
LL (t/ha)
2.5
0.0
19.94
30.3b
42.6
48.0b
31.3b
5.0
0.0
20.94
32.4a
43.3
51.4a
32.9a
LSD0.05
—
NS
1.39
NS
2.51
1.22
CV (%)
7.99
5.07
7.20
5.79
4.36
NPS
LL
NS
NS
NPSLL
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS, not significant; and significant at 1% and 5%, respectively.
