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. 2015 Sep 7;187(10):615. doi: 10.1007/s10661-015-4827-5

Table 1.

General characteristics of experimental soil

Parameter Sandy loam
Sand (2000–50 μm) % 69.41
Silt (50–2 μm) % 27.71
Clay (<2 μm) % 2.88
pHKCl 7.00
HAC (mMol(+) kg−1) 6.40
TEB (mMol(+) kg−1) 165.9
Corg (g kg−1) 14.30
Ntotal (g kg−1) 0.98
Exchangeable cations (mg kg−1)
K+ 180.0
Ca2+ 2571.4
Na+ 20.0
Mg2+ 59.5

HAC hydrolytic acidity, TEB total exchangeable bases, C org organic carbon content, N total total nitrogen content