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. 2017 Apr 27;12(4):e0176315. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176315

Table 1. Physical and chemical parameters of soils A and B.

Physical parameters Soil A Soil B Unit
Clay (< 2 μm) 397 192 g kg-1
Silt 485 463 g kg-1
Sand 118 345 g kg-1
Water field capacity 352 247 g kg-1
Chemical parameters Soil A Soil B Unit
pH 7.75 5.46 -
Total C 36.1 29.2 g kg-1
Total N 3.8 2.69 g kg-1
C- to N- ratio 9.5 10.9 -
Organic matter 62.5 50.6 g kg-1
P 0.031 0.025 g kg-1
K 0.158 0.0877 g kg-1
Ca 7.17 1.1 g kg-1
Na 0.0115 0.0129 g kg-1
Mg 0.0541 0.0789 g kg-1
Fe 0.526 0.227 g kg-1
CECa 18.3 10.8 cmol+.kg-1 b

aCEC: Cation Exchange Capacity

bcmol+.kg-1: centimoles of positive cations per kg of soil