Tillage

Soil pH

Soil organic matter

EC

Soil bulk density

Conventional tillage

7.55a

0.80a

1.67a

1.48a

Minimum tillage

7.50b

0.83b

1.35b

1.40b

LSD (P ≤ 0.05)

0.0200

0.0251

0.0313

0.0436

Mulches

No mulch

7.58a

0.75c

1.2c

1.51a

Wheat straw mulch

7.55b

0.86a

1.66a

1.40c

Grass clipping mulch

7.50c

0.85a

1.65a

1.39c

Saw dust mulch

7.48c

0.80b

1.53b

1.47b

LSD (P ≤ 0.05)

0.0320

0.0188

0.0310

0.0178

Interaction

T₁ × M₁

7.59a

0.75d

1.15f

1.54a

T₁ × M₂

7.58ab

0.84b

1.89a

1.45cd

T₁ × M₃

7.54bc

0.84b

1.88a

1.43d

T₁ × M₄

7.47e

0.79c

1.76b

1.51b

T₂ × M₁

7.57ab

0.75d

1.25e

1.48bc

T₂ × M₂

7.51cd

0.89a

1.43c

1.34e

T₂ × M₃

7.45e

0.87a

1.41c

1.34e

T₂ × M₄

7.48de

0.81bc

1.30d

1.43d

LSD (P ≤ 0.05)

0.045

0.0266

0.0438

0.0252