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. 2013 Feb 5;8(2):e55485. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055485

Table 2. Characteristics of soil used in this study.

Characteristics Forest soil
pH [H2O] 4.9
pH [KCl] 4.2
Electric conductivity (mS/m) 5.4
Total carbon (%) 11
Total nitrogen (%) 0.68
Total humic substance (%) 19
Total phosphorus content (mg/kg) 1,100
Available phosphorus content (mg/kb) 2.0
Exchangeable cations
K (cmol (+)/kg) 0.48
Mg (cmol (+)/kg) 1.0
Ca (cmol (+)/kg) 3.8
Na (cmol (+)/kg) 0.096
Mn (cmol (+)/kg) 0.031
Al (cmol (+)/kg) 0.96