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. 2016 Nov 8;6:36101. doi: 10.1038/srep36101

Table 2. Acidity parameters (pH, BCex and Alex) and biogenic resource parameters (Ctot, Ntot, Pavail, Kex, DOC) in soils following addition of manure and straw PyOMs at 3%.

  pH BCexa(cmol kg−1) Alex(cmol kg−1) Ctot (g kg−1) Ntot (g kg−1) Pavail (mg kg−1) Kex (cmol kg−1) DOC (mg kg−1)
BuCK 5.33 ab 0.39 a 0.74 b 11.81 a 0.99 a 11.56 a 0.03 a 52.3 a
BuMa 6.64 c 1.18 b 0.00 a 19.82 b 1.40 b 37.34 b 0.08 a 95.0 b
BuSt 5.99 b 0.96 b 0.08 a 28.54 c 1.29 b 13.08 a 0.24 b 55.7 a
RhCK 5.13 A 0.29 A 0.93 B 12.58 A 0.93 A 12.91 A 0.03 A 67.6 A
RhMa 6.94 C 1.34 C 0.07 A 18.56 B 1.40 B 32.89 B 0.08 B 88.1 B
RhSt 6.11 B 1.05 B 0.02 A 26.43 C 1.23 AB 11.62 A 0.34 C 83.1 B

aBCex, total exchangeable base cations; Alex, exchangeable Al; Ctot, total C; Ntot, total N; Pavail, available phosphorus; Kex, exchangeable K; DOC, dissolved organic carbon.

bDifferent letter in lower case within the same column indicates that the difference is significant at p < 0.05 probability level in bulk soil samples; Different letter in upper case indicates that the difference is significant at p < 0.05 probability level in rhizosphere soil samples.