Table 1. Soil nutrients and pH in five field plots prior to the experiment.
Plot Name | Ca | Mg | P | K | NO3 | pH |
kg/ha | mg/kg | |||||
Meadow 1 | 3226a | 433a | 1b | 164b | 3.49 | 5.78 |
Meadow 2 | 2839a | 519a | 1b | 147b | 4.34 | 5.64 |
Hayfield 1 | 1101b | 147b | 0b | 160b | 1.26 | 5.82 |
Hayfield 2 | 1572b | 283a | 2b | 247a | 4.11 | 6.07 |
Wasteland | 1466b | 322a | 44a | 276a | 3.92 | 5.76 |
Letters indicate significant differences within a column according to Fisher’s LSD test (α<0.05). No differences were observed for nitrate-N or pH.