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. 2014 Jul 30;4:5736. doi: 10.1038/srep05736

Table 2. Selected soil physical properties at the slit loam and clay sites.

Soil Textures Soil profile depth (cm) 0–15 15–30 30–60 60–90 90–120
Silt loam SLLL 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.09
  SDUL 0.29 0.29 0.27 0.27 0.25
  SSAT 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47
  Root growth factor 1.00 0.95 0.82 0.47 0.26
  SSKS 1.42 2.76 4.32 3.04 3.04
  Clay content (%) 18.2 24.2 25.4 33.4 31.7
  Silt content (%) 50.4 49.4 33.4 25.9 27.9
Clay SLLL 0.14 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.20
  SDUL 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47
  SSAT 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.51
  Root growth factor 1.00 0.95 0.82 0.47 0.26
  SSKS 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.22
  Clay content (%) 59 59 59 59 69
  Silt content (%) 36 36 36 36 28