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. 2017 Jan 26;12(1):e0170491. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170491

Table 6. Relationship among the measured soil attributes and parameters under different treatments.

Regression model R2
Aggregate stability and MSAs YMWD = 0.073 MSA>5 mm + 0.034 MSA5–2 mm + 0.009 MSA1.0–0.5 mm + 0.006 MSA2–1 mm + 0.211; 0.999** (A)
YGMD = 0.043 MSA>5 mm + 0.292 0.956** (B)
Aggregate stability and SOC YMWD = 0.765 SOCMSA>5 mm + 1.116; 0.985** (C)
YGMD = -1.148 SOCMSA<0.25 mm -0.672 SOCMSA0.50–0.25 mm + 3.850 0.991** (D)
Aggregate stability and TN YMWD = 6.774 TNMSA>5 mm + 1.332; 0.987** (E)
YGMD = 4.387 TNMSA>5 mm + 0.365 0.943** (F)
SOC in bulk soils and MSAs Ysoc = -3.088 SOCMSA>5 mm-6.049 SOCMSA5–2 mm + 4.336 SOCMSA2–1 mm-0.400 SOCMSA0.50–0.25 mm-12.623 SOCMSA<0.25 mm + 39.469 0.965** (G)
TN in bulk soils and MSAs YTN = 1.725 TNMSA1.0–0.5 mm-10.478 TNMSA5–2 mm + 11.677 TNMSA2–1 mm-0.900 TNMSA0.50–0.25 mm + 5.665 TNMSA<0.25 mm + 0.592 0.976** (H)

R2: Correlation coefficient; Equation (A) YMWD: MWD value; MSA >5 mm: MSAs >5 mm size fraction; MSA5–2 mm: MSAs 5–2 mm size fraction; MSA 2–1 mm: MSAs 2–1 mm size fraction; MSA 1.0–0.5 mm: MSAs 1.0–0.5 mm size fraction; Equation (B) YGMD: GMD value; MSA >5 mm: MSAs >5 mm size fraction; Equation (C) SOCMSA>5 mm: SOC in MSAs >5 mm size fraction; Equation (D) SOCMSA0.50–0.25 mm: SOC in MSAs 0.50–0.25 mm size fraction; SOCMSA<0.25 mm: SOC in MSAs <0.25 mm size fraction; Equation (E)(F) TNMSA>5 mm: TN in MSAs >5 mm size fraction; Equation (G) SOCMSA>5 mm: SOC in MSAs >5 mm size fraction; SOCMSA5–2 mm: SOC in MSAs 5–2 mm size fraction; SOCMSA2–1 mm: SOC in MSAs 2–1 mm size fraction; SOCMSA0.50–0.25 mm: SOC in MSAs 0.50–0.25 mm size fraction; SOCMSA<0.25 mm: SOC in MSAs <0.25 mm size fraction; Equation (H) TNMSA5–2 mm: TN in MSAs 5–2 mm size fraction; TNMSA2–1 mm: TN in MSAs 2–1 mm size fraction; TNMSA1.0–0.5 mm: TN in MSAs 1.0–0.5 mm size fraction; TNMSA0.50–0.25 mm: TN in MSAs 0.50–0.25 mm size fraction; TNMSA<0.25 mm: TN in MSAs <0.25 mm size fraction.

**P < 0.01