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. 2019 Feb 8;7:e6412. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6412

Table 1. Soil physiochemical properties at different culture mode.

pH SOC (g kg−1) TN (g kg−1) NH4+-N (mg kg−1) NO3-N (mg kg−1) DOC (mg kg−1) DON (mg kg−1) MBC (mg kg−1) MBN (mg kg−1) Available N (mg kg−1)
M-Sugarcane 6.73 ± 0.06a 16.25 ± 0.28c 0.73 ± 0.06b 5.66 ± 066c 2.02 ± 0.19a 97.67 ± 2.51b 0.91 ± 0.01b 131 ± 21.66b 6.40 ± 0.57ab 8.58 ± 0.48b
I-Sugarcane 6.13 ± 0.15b 17.15 ± 0.21a 0.81 ± 0.01a 8.10 ± 0.25b 0.42 ± 0.10d 109 ± 3.61a 0.79 ± 0.03b 198 ± 13.08a 8.12 ± 0.51a 9.65 ± 0.08b
M-Soybean 5.97 ± 0.21b 16.30 ± 0.57bc 0.81 ± 0.02a 6.68 ± 0.87bc 2.00 ± 0.29b 90.33 ± 1.52c 0.62 ± 0.10c 133 ± 26.46b 5.60 ± 0.06c 12.30 ± 0.58a
I-Soybean 5.45 ± 0.06c 16.93 ± 0.08ab 0.77 ± 0.03ab 10.35 ± 1.18a 1.17 ± 0.18c 106 ± 3.61ba 1.10 ± 0.14a 234 ± 27.62a 6.69 ± 0.40a 12.62 ± 0.51a

Notes:

The soil physiochemical properties and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and nitrogen (MBN) in each soil are shown in the table. Values are the means ± SE (n = 3).

M-Sugarcane, sugarcane monoculture; I-Sugarcane, intercropped sugarcane. M-Soybean, soybean monoculture; I-Soybean, intercropped soybean.