Table 6 Multiple-comparisons for selected soil quality indicators between treatment type and intervention years using the post hoc Turkey HSD test in the study area
Soil parameters | Treatment (I) | Treatment | Mean difference | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(J) | (I–J) |  | ||
Sand (%) | NT | TolP10Y | − 3.125 | 0.000 |
|  | NT | TIN5Y | − 3.096 | 0.000 |
Clay (%) | NT | TIN10Y | − 2.346 | 0.002 |
|  | NT | TolP10Y | − 2.931 | 0.000 |
BD (gm./cm3) | NT | TolP5Y | 0.089 | 0.029 |
| Â | NT | TIN5Y | 0.129 | 0.000 |
| Â | NT | ToP10Y | 0.161 | 0.000 |
| Â | NT | TIN10Y | 0.246 | 0.000 |
| Â | ToP5Y | TIN10Y | 0.157 | 0.000 |
| Â | TIN5Y | TIN10Y | 0.117 | 0.009 |
pH-H2O | NT | ToP5Y | − 0.554 | 0.038 |
|  | NT | TIN5Y | − 1.133 | 0.000 |
|  | NT | ToP5Y | − 1.011 | 0.000 |
|  | NT | TIN10Y | − 1.295 | 0.000 |
|  | TolP5Y | TIN10Y | − 0.741 | 0.011 |
|  | NT | ToP5Y | − 0.82 | 0.027 |
|  | NT | TIN5Y | − 1.27 | 0.000 |
SOC (%) | NT | ToP10Y | − 0.86 | 0.019 |
|  | NT | TIN10Y | − 1.12 | 0.001 |
|  | NT | TIN5Y | − 0.13 | 0.001 |
SOM | NT | ToP10Y | − 1.473 | 0.004 |
|  | NT | TIN5Y | − 1.899 | 0.000 |
|  | NT | TIN10Y | − 2.175 | 0.000 |
TN (%) | NT | TIN10Y | − 0.07 | 0.026 |
P (ppm) | NT | TIN5Y | − 13.79 | 0.004 |
|  | NT | TIN10Y | − 11.55 | 0.025 |
S (ppm) | NT | TIN5Y | − 9.43 | 0.003 |
|  | NT | TIN10Y | − 14.18 | 0.012 |
B (ppm) | NT | TIN5Y | − 0.342 | 0.044 |
|  | NT | TIN10Y | − 0.377 | 0.021 |
CEC(meq/100gm) | NT | TIN10Y | 12.445 | 0.039 |