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Table 2. Initial chemical characteristics such as dry matter (DM), total nitrogen (TN), organic matter (OM), mineral nitrogen (N_mineral), organic nitrogen (N_organic), carbon to nitrogen ration (C:N), pH and electrical conductivity (EC) of soil and grass litter.

	DM	OM	N_total	N_mineral	N_organic	C:N ratio	pH (KCl)	EC
	(%)		g kg⁻¹ DM			C:N ratio	pH (KCl)	dS m⁻¹
Soil	89.8 ± 0.07	0.29 ± 0.08	6.50 ± 0. 60	0.013 ± 0.01	6.49 ± 0.10	18.0 ± 1.31	8.7 ± 0.02	1.55 ± 0.02
Litter	—	95.30 ± 7.51	9.35 ± 1.35	0.005 ± 0.00	9.35 ± 1.35	21.4 ± 1.10	5.9 ± 0.12	—

Table 2. Initial chemical characteristics such as dry matter (DM), total nitrogen (TN), organic matter (OM), mineral nitrogen (Nmineral), organic nitrogen (Norganic), carbon to nitrogen ration (C:N), pH and electrical conductivity (EC) of soil and grass litter.