Table 5 Change in nutrient stocks in litter and soil by thinning intensity (mean ± SE)
From: Thinning effects on stand growth, carbon stocks, and soil properties in Brutia pine plantations
Control | Moderate | Heavy | F | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Litter | |||||
N (kg ha−1) | 154.41 ± 14.70a | 186.06 ± 32.14a | 251.4 ± 55.95a | 1.675 | > 0.05 |
P (kg ha−1) | 15.47 ± 1.46a | 15.93 ± 2.36a | 22.79 ± 4.36a | 1.875 | > 0.05 |
K (kg ha−1) | 37.19 ± 4.72a | 36.03 ± 5.30a | 44.42 ± 9.75a | 0.426 | > 0.05 |
Ca (kg ha−1) | 717.34 ± 120.73a | 560.82 ± 100.39a | 1148.77 ± 368.87a | 1.713 | > 0.05 |
Mg (kg ha−1) | 71.13 ± 6.13a | 72.84 ± 10.49a | 97.88 ± 20.12a | 1.218 | > 0.05 |
S (kg ha−1) | 20.04 ± 1.51a | 23.26 ± 3.87a | 29.38 ± 5.94a | 1.283 | > 0.05 |
Soil (Ø < 2 mm) | |||||
Total lime (t ha−1) | 470.82 ± 202.55a | 402.90 ± 89.50a | 422.70 ± 116.69a | 0.058 | > 0.05 |
N (kg ha−1) | 4782 ± 431.60a | 4610.25 ± 460.62a | 4493.00 ± 504.06a | 0.097 | > 0.05 |
P (kg ha−1) | 24.00 ± 3.20a | 22.91 ± 3.09a | 23.66 ± 2.20a | 0.037 | > 0.05 |
K (kg ha−1) | 741.41 ± 49.30a | 828.41 ± 73.14a | 660.33 ± 77.76a | 1.533 | > 0.05 |
Ca (t ha−1) | 27.92 ± 2.81a | 28.59 ± 3.14a | 28.51 ± 1.65a | 0.015 | > 0.05 |
Mg (kg ha−1) | 2293.22 ± 279.01a | 2258.75 ± 267.11a | 2253.66 ± 335.39a | 0.006 | > 0.05 |
S (kg ha−1) | 10.91 ± 0.98a | 10.33 ± 1.36a | 9.16 ± 1.17a | 0.564 | > 0.05 |