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. 2026 Jul 28;16:23405. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-50708-7

Appendix 3.

Seasonal variation of soil respiration rate and related soil moisture across land-use types.

Fallow Forest Maize Rice
Seasons Months SRR
kg ha-1d-1
SM (%) ST (℃) SRR
kg ha-1d-1
SM (%) ST (℃) SRR
kg ha-1d-1
SM (%) ST (℃) SRR
kg ha-1d-1
SM (%) ST (℃)
Wet Jun23 64.59 19.13 29.30 58.52 9.58 27.43 57.17 25.43 29.50 66.40 35.65 30.91
Jul23 70.78 13.20 28.75 17.46 14.10 26.09 51.70 16.98 29.61 31.46 45.38 28.74
Sep23 64.27 15.62 27.97 41.77 14.57 25.61 45.85 18.09 31.11 41.42 38.73 30.83
Oct23 63.99 14.21 29.25 36.29 13.69 26.40 59.79 14.28 33.13 59.41 34.73 32.88
Nov23 67.93 11.96 28.64 50.03 9.37 26.92 40.95 19.02 32.48 53.72 29.52 33.18
Apr24 64.19 3.85 33.33 51.08 2.88 29.31 50.62 3.53 37.18 58.31 19.10 37.11
May24 76.43 7.05 30.75 46.25 6.09 26.82 53.76 8.33 35.27 85.80 16.74 35.54
Jun24 78.43 9.30 28.80 54.01 6.32 26.57 53.93 9.87 32.18 64.30 26.97 32.91
Mean 68.83a 11.79a 29.60a 44.43a 9.58a 26.89a 51.72a 14.44a 32.56a 57.60a 30.85a 32.76a
Dry Aug23 56.12 14.94 27.71 40.91 15.13 25.03 55.64 20.99 27.69 50.51 39.16 27.93
Dec23 65.46 6.75 27.91 33.52 3.36 25.43 37.91 7.41 37.19 53.48 24.02 34.55
Jan24 88.36 7.45 30.08 49.26 0.36 28.21 48.70 9.69 38.09 65.54 17.08 34.30
Feb24 67.40 3.94 38.73 28.99 0.00 29.42 24.56 5.87 37.70 57.50 14.49 32.64
Mar24 77.24 5.73 33.68 58.82 1.28 30.29 53.44 5.70 37.15 54.89 22.72 32.66
Mean 70.91a 7.76b 31.62a 42.30a 4.03b 27.68a 44.05b 9.93b 35.56a 56.38a 23.49b 32.41a