Treatments

Electrical Conductivity (dS·m−1)

Depths (cm)

0 - 5

5 - 10

Pre-grazed

Post-grazed

Corn-phase

Pre-grazed

Post-grazed

Corn-phase

Cover Crops (CC)

Grass blend

0.71a†

1.07 a

1.08a

0.86a

1.12a

0.76a

Legume blend

0.81 a

1.12 a

1.40a

0.83a

0.92a

0.88a

Equal blend

0.90 a

1.13 a

1.57a

0.77a

1.06a

1.03a

Control

0.69 a

1.10 a

1.34a

0.63a

1.03a

0.91a

Grazing (G)

Ungrazed

-

1.20a

1.18a

-

1.13a

0.84a

Grazed

-

1.02a

1.52a

-

0.93a

0.95a

Analysis of Variance (P > F)

CC

0.49

0.99

0.61

0.7

0.92

0.66

G

-

0.14

0.21

-

0.35

0.51

CC × G

-

0.4

0.99

-

0.93

0.8

10 - 15

15 - 30

Cover Crops (CC)

Grass blend

0.905a†

1.26a

0.82a

1.29a

1.54a

0.76a

Legume blend

0.822a

1.10a

0.96a

0.94a

1.03a

0.88a

Equal blend

0.868a

1.22a

1.10a

0.98a

1.81a

1.03a

Control

0.728a

1.21a

1.03a

0.82a

1.32a

0.91a

Grazing (G)

Ungrazed

-

1.31a

0.91a

-

1.34a

0.95a

Grazed

-

1.09a

1.04a

-

1.50a

0.84a

Analysis of Variance (P > F)

CC

0.92

0.97

0.68

0.32

0.27

0.66

G

-

0.37

0.45

-

0.55

0.51

CC × G

-

0.59

0.56

-

0.28

0.8