Table 3.
Selected soil chemical properties based on cropping systems and depths.
pHw | SOC (%) | TN (%) | C: N ratio (%) | ||||||||
Depth (cm) | Depth (cm) | Depth (cm) | Depth (cm) | ||||||||
CS | 0–30 | 30–60 | 0–30 | 30–60 | Overall | 0–30 | 30–60 | Overall | 0–30 | 30–60 | Overall |
MnC | 5.61 | 5.25 | 2.35 | 1.12 | 1.74 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 7.84 | 4.39 | 6.11 |
MxC | 5.99 | 6.10 | 2.56 | 1.94 | 2.25 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 8.95 | 6.16 | 7.55 |
CS = cropping system, MxC = mixed cropping, MnC = monocropping; TN = total nitrogen; pHw = pH in water.