2.3. Statistical analysis
Data from both experiments were analyzed using the SPSS 21
software package from Windows. For Section 2.1, we used a oneway
ANOVA, followed by Duncan’s multiple-range test (Duncan,
1955) to find out significant differences at p 0.05. Section 2.2, was
based on a randomized complete factorial block design (5 2) for
each plant species, consisting of 5 inoculations treatments with
and without fermented agrowaste giving a total of 10 treatments.
These treatments were analyzed with a general linear model
ANOVA, followed by Duncan’s multiple range test to find out
significant differences at p 0.05. Percentage values were arcsinetransformed
before statistical analysis.
For the Pearson correlation analyses significant differences
were determined at p 0.001 in Section 2.1 and p 0.01 in
Section 2.2.