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