Composition, structure, and functional shifts of prokaryotic communities in response to co-composting of various nitrogenous green feedstocks

Table 2 Physical-chemical characteristics of compost treatments on various composting days

Parameter	Sampling Time (day)	G	L	LTG	T	Significance
pH	21	8.41^a	8.50^a	8.48^a	8.48^a	ns
	42	8.95^ab	9.00^a	8.90^b	8.99^a	**
	63	8.37^a	8.36^a	8.25^a	8.47^a	ns
	84	8.72^a	8.62^c	8.55^d	8.67^b	*******
Organic Carbon (%)	21	22.73^c	28.00^a	26.40^b	25.77^b	*******
	42	17.67^a	17.17^ab	16.07^bc	15.33^c	**
	63	16.40^a	15.57^ab	15.20^ab	14.47^b	*
	84	13.75^a	13.67^a	12.87^c	13.27^b	*******
Potassium (%)	21	1.42^b	1.52^b	1.58^ab	1.78^a	**
	42	1.26^a	1.16^b	1.19^ab	1.21^ab	*
	63	1.07^a	1.10^a	1.10^a	1.09^a	ns
	84	1.09^a	1.04^b	1.01^b	1.09^a	*******
Total Nitrogen (%)	21	0.77^b	0.96^a	0.82^ab	0.97^ab	*
	42	0.75^a	0.68^ab	0.67^ab	0.59^b	*
	63	0.62^a	0.58^a	0.59^a	0.49^a	ns
	84	0.55^a	0.60^a	0.54^a	0.55^a	ns
Total Phosphorous (%)	21	0.18^b	0.21^ab	0.24^a	0.22^ab	*
	42	0.18^a	0.14^b	0.13^b	0.14^b	*******
	63	0.16^a	0.15^a	0.15^a	0.15^a	ns
	84	0.17^a	0.16^b	0.14^c	0.16^ab	*******
Temperature (°C)	21	41.3^a	39.7^a	38.3^a	38.3^a	ns
	42	24.3^ab	23.0^b	26.3^a	25.0^ab	**
	63	25.0^a	25.0^a	25.0^a	27.0^a	ns
	84	22.7^a	22.7^a	23.0^a	22.3^a	ns
Moisture Content (%)	21	72.2^a	73.9^a	70.9^a	72.3^a	ns
	42	46.7^b	51.1^a	44.9^c	51.6^a	*******
	63	17.1^a	18.8^a	19.6^a	18.8^a	ns
	84	18.3^a	19.3^a	19.3^a	19.8^a	ns

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