TABLE 1.
Soil characteristics before and after the incubation experiment. Mean ± standard error of three analytical replicates.
| Parameter | Treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cropland | Grass buffer | Willow buffer | Woodland buffer | |
| Before incubation | ||||
| pH Water (1:2.5) | 4.7 ± 0.04 d | 5.0 ± 0.02 b | 4.9 ± 0.02 c | 5.1 ± 0.01 a |
| BD (g cm−3) | 1.3 a | 1.0 c | 1.2 b | 1.2 b |
| TO‐N (mg kg−1 dry soil) | 62.5 ± 1.3 a | 4.5 ± 0.22 b | 4.6 ± 1.30 b | 5.5 ± 0.78 b |
| NH4 +‐N (mg kg−1 dry soil) | 27.1 ± 0.58 a | 3.1 ± 0.07 b | 4.1 ± 0.23 b | 3.6 ± 0.24 b |
| OM (g kg−1) | 101 ± 0.9 c | 114 ± 3.2 b | 128 ± 0.4 a | 127 ± 0.4 a |
| WFPS (%) | 85.0 ± 0.0 a | 85.0 ± 0.0 a | 85.0 ± 0.0 a | 85.0 ± 0.0 a |
| After incubation | ||||
| pH water (1:2.5) | 4.6 ± 0.01 c | 4.9 ± 0.03 b | 4.9 ± 0.01 b | 5.0 ± 0.02 a |
| BD (g cm−3) | 1.3 a | 1.0 c | 1.2 b | 1.2 b |
| TO‐N (mg kg−1 dry soil) | 156.7 ± 2.2 a | 93.6 ± 7.2 c | 103.5 ± 2.30 b | 106.4 ± 1.6 b |
| NH4 +‐N (mg kg−1 dry soil) | 13.5 ± 0.28 b | 5.7 ± 0.08 d | 14.6 ± 0.32 a | 6.7 ± 0.29 c |
| OM (g kg−1) | 101 ± 1.7 c | 117 ± 1.7 b | 128 ± 0.6 a | 124 ± 0.7 a |
| WFPS (%) | 82.3 ± 0.61 a | 82.8 ± 1.21 a | 83.7 ± 0.68 a | 81.4 ± 0.71 a |
Different letters within a row indicate significant differences between treatments (n = 4, p < .05).