Table 6.
Volume of different pore radius classes in soil influenced by species with different median root radius within sub-groups of coarse and fine rooted species exemplified by P. tanacetifolia vs. Mixture 2 and V. sativa vs. T. alexandrinum
| Pore volume cm 3 cm −3 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coarse root dominated type | Fine root dominated type | |||
|
Low r
m,root
V.sativa |
High r
m,root
T. alexandrinum |
Low r
m,root
P. tanacetifolia |
High r
m,root
Mixture 2 |
|
| Micropores1 (r < 2.5 µm) | 0.032 | 0.010 | 0.055 | 0.013 |
| Micropores2 (2.5 ≤ r < 15 µm) | 0.072 | 0.052 | 0.086 | 0.061 |
| Mesopores (15 ≤ r < 37.5 µm) | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.055 | 0.062 |
| Macropores1 (37.5 ≤ r < 500 µm) | 0.159 | 0.187 | 0.131 | 0.195 |
| Macropores2 (r ≥ 500 µm) | 0.077 | 0.064 | 0.052 | 0.068 |