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Table 1 Selected chemical, physical and granulometric properties of the soil in August 2013

From: Soil carbon fluxes and balances of crop rotations under long-term no-till

Soil attribute

Soil profile (m)

0–0.1

0.1–0.2

0.2–0.4

0.4–0.6

pHa

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

Al (mmolc dm−3)

0.2

0.7

0.6

0.8

Cab (mmolc dm−3)

41

19

20

21

Mgb (mmolc dm−3)

33

13

13

12

Kb (mmolc dm−3)

1.9

1.5

0.6

0.6

Pb (mg dm−3)

33

17

9

8

Sandc (g kg−1)

108

100

84

66

Siltc (g kg−1)

237

245

211

204

Clayc (g kg−1)

655

655

705

730

Microporosity (m3m−3)

0.42

0.41

0.39

0.41

Macroporosity (m3m−3)

0.12

0.09

0.09

0.09

Bulk density (Mg m−3)

1.32

1.37

1.29

1.26

  1. apH determined in CaCl2 0.01 mmol L−1
  2. bAvailable P and Ca2+, Mg2+, K+ were extracted using a cation and anion exchange resin
  3. cClay, silt and sand contents determined by pipet method [24]