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. 2016 Sep 12;20(6):855–873. doi: 10.1007/s00792-016-0874-2

Table 2.

Soil physicochemical properties at the investigated sites in spring and autumn (Siles et al. 2016)

Properties Site M Site K Site R Site S
Spring
 pH (CaCl2) 4.5b 4.1b 3.4a 4.3b
 Humus (%) 17a 22ab 40b 48b
 TOC (%) 10a 23ab 25b 31b
 Total N (%) 0.5a 0.8ab 1.1bc 1.2c
 Ratio C/N 20a 29c 23ab 25bc
 P (mg kg−1 dry mass) 22a 39ab 44ab 57b
 K (mg kg−1 dry mass) 120a 370b 347ab 416b
 Mg (mg kg−1 dry mass) 201a 282b 208ab 380b
 Electrolytes (mg KCl kg−1 dry mass) 51a 184ab 364bc 448c
Autumn
 pH (CaCl2) 4.6c 4.1b 3.4a 4.1b
 Humus (%) 44a 57b 53b 61b
 TOC (%) 14a 32b 40b 42b
 Total N (%) 0.6a 0.9a 1.4b 1.4b
 Ratio C/N 20a 29c 23ab 25b
 P (mg kg−1 dry mass) 27a 41ab 59b 62b
 K (mg kg−1 dry mass) 117a 318ab 440b 528b
 Mg (mg kg−1 dry mass) 237a 331ab 268ab 424b
 Electrolytes (mg KCl kg−1 dry mass) 268a 409ab 610b 657b

Different letters in a row denote significant differences (P < 0.05) between sites