Table 1. Soil physical properties in the experimental field.

	Depth (cm)	Particle size distribution (%)			Bulk density g cm−3	SLLLa	SDULb	SSKSc cm d−1	SSATd	Organic C (%)	pH
		Clay	Silt	Sand
	0–15	18	50	31	1.15	0.09	0.28	1.42	0.30	1.8	6.5
	15–30	24	49	26	1.25	0.09	0.28	1.43	0.30	1.5	6.6
	30–45	23	52	24	1.35	0.09	0.28	2.76	0.32	1.3	7.0
Swift Current	45–60	25	33	41	1.4.0	0.10	0.27	4.32	0.34	0.9	7.7
	60–90	32	28	40	1.45	0.10	0.27	5.61	0.34	0.5	7.8
	90–120	33	26	41	1.55	0.10	0.25	3.04	0.34	0.3	8.1
	120–150	33	28	40	1.65	0.10	0.25	3.04	0.34	0.1	8.5
	0–15	60	29	11	1.30	0.11	0.37	7.40	0.59	2.9	7.0
	15–45	60	28	12	1.40	0.11	0.37	7.68	0.57	1.0	7.3
Saskatoon	45–80	60	28	12	1.50	0.11	0.36	5.08	0.53	0.3	7.5
	80–100	60	37	3	1.50	0.11	0.36	1.38	0.53	0.3	8.0
	0–19	50	40	10	1.20	0.20	0.45	0.34	0.55	4.5	6.8
Melfort	19–58	49	44	7	1.30	0.20	0.46	0.29	0.51	1.3	7.0
	58–100	52	45	3	1.30	0.20	0.46	0.25	0.51	0.5	8.0

^aLower limit of plant extractable soil water (cm³ cm⁻³).

^bDrained upper limit (cm³ cm⁻³).

^cSaturated hydraulic conductivity cm d⁻¹.

^dSaturated upper limit (cm³ cm⁻³).