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

0.71^a†

1.07 ^a

1.08^a

0.86^a

1.12^a

0.76^a

Legume blend

0.81 ^a

1.12 ^a

1.40^a

0.83^a

0.92^a

0.88^a

Equal blend

0.90 ^a

1.13 ^a

1.57^a

0.77^a

1.06^a

1.03^a

Control

0.69 ^a

1.10 ^a

1.34^a

0.63^a

1.03^a

0.91^a

Grazing (G)

Ungrazed

-

1.20^a

1.18^a

-

1.13^a

0.84^a

Grazed

-

1.02^a

1.52^a

-

0.93^a

0.95^a

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

0.905^a†

1.26^a

0.82^a

1.29^a

1.54^a

0.76^a

Legume blend

0.822^a

1.10^a

0.96^a

0.94^a

1.03^a

0.88^a

Equal blend

0.868^a

1.22^a

1.10^a

0.98^a

1.81^a

1.03^a

Control

0.728^a

1.21^a

1.03^a

0.82^a

1.32^a

0.91^a

Grazing (G)

Ungrazed

-

1.31^a

0.91^a

-

1.34^a

0.95^a

Grazed

-

1.09^a

1.04^a

-

1.50^a

0.84^a

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