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. 2023 Nov 26;9(12):e22868. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22868

Table 3.

Cation exchange characteristic of Podzols soil at every horizon level.

Horizon Soil Depth (cm) Cation Exchange Value
Cation Exchange Capacity (% CEC) Alkaline saturated (%) Exchangable
K+
Ca2+
Mg2+
Na+
Mn2+
Al
H
Cmol+ kg−1 Cmol+ kg−1
A 0–10 0.010 0.432 0.090 0.422 0.004 1.026 92.934 0.080 0.038
E 10–20 0.012 0.309 0.116 0.300 0.003 0.750 98.221 0.080 0.038
Bh 20–40 0.004 1.148 0.165 0.429 0.003 2.918 59.832 0.100 0.136
Bhs 40–60 0.004 0.526 0.187 0.324 0.003 2.126 48.930 0.100 0.196
BC 60–80 0.124 0.483 0.203 0.513 0.006 2.252 58.748 0.760 0.125
CB 80–100 0.014 0.448 0.133 0.418 0.004 3.314 30.579 2.555 0.115