Table 1.

Physicochemical characteristics of the soil

Characteristic	Before expt
	10-cm depth	30-cm depth
Organic content (%)	2.0	1.8
Porosity (%)	41	43
Bulk density (kg m3)	1,534	1,489
Ksat (mm/h)a	61.1	43.2
pH	6.33	6.33
Electrical conductivity (mS cm−1)	0.047	0.047

^aK_sat, hydraulic conductivity.