Ramla

Series (RS)

(Arenosol)

Fiddien

Series (FS)

(Vertisol)

San Lawrenz

Series (SLS)

(Regosol)

San Biagio

Series (SBS)

(Cacisol)

Tal-Barrani

Series (TBS)

(Luvisol)

Tax-Xaghra

Series (TXS) (Leptosol)

Tas-Sigra

Series (TSS)

(Luvisol)

Period 1

Sub-Plot

Top Soil

Sub Soil

Top Soil

Sub Soil

Top Soil

Sub Soil

Top Soil

Sub Soil

Top Soil

Sub Soil

Top Soil

Sub Soil

Top Soil

Sub Soil

1

0.8

0.6

2.0

1.3

2.2

1.8

2.2

2.1

5.0

4.2

4.1

3.2

3.2

3.1

2

0.4

0.5

1.7

1.5

2.2

1.9

2.4

2.6

3.6

3.4

4.2

3.1

3.0

2.8

3

0.4

0.5

1.8

1.3

2.2

1.8

1.9

1.8

3.7

3.4

3.9

3.1

3.2

2.9

4

0.6

0.7

1.7

1.1

2.2

1.8

1.9

1.7

3.8

3.4

4.1

3.3

3.1

2.7

5

0.5

0.6

1.7

1.5

2.1

1.5

1.7

1.7

4.3

3.9

3.8

3.0

3.4

2.9

Mean

0.54

0.58

1.78

1.34

2.18

1.76

2.02

1.98

4.08

3.66

4.02

3.14

3.18

2.88

SD (+/−)

0.17

0.08

0.13

0.17

0.04

0.15

0.28

0.38

0.58

0.37

0.16

0.11

0.15

Period 2

Sub-Plot

Top Soil

Sub Soil

Top Soil

Sub Soil

Top Soil

Sub Soil

Top Soil

Sub Soil

Top Soil

Sub Soil

Top Soil

Sub Soil

Top Soil

Sub Soil

1

1.2

0.8

1.7

1.5

2.0

1.5

2.4

2.1

3.3

2.9

3.7

3.3

3.0

3.1

2

1.0

0.7

3.0

1.8

1.9

1.5

2.1

1.8

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.4

2.9

2.5

3

0.9

0.7

2.7

1.4

1.9

1.6

2.1

1.7

3.9

3.2

3.7

3.4

2.9

2.9

4

0.7

0.6

1.7

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.9

1.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.8

3.0

2.7

5

0.6

0.7

2.0

1.3

1.8

1.4

2.0

1.7

4.1

2.8

3.5

3.2

3.4

3.1

Mean

0.88

0.7

2.22

1.48

1.88

1.52

2.1

1.78

3.84

3.28

3.64

3.42

3.04

2.86

SD (+/−)

0.24

0.07

0.60

0.19

0.08

0.08

0.19

0.19

0.40

0.49

0.09

0.23

0.21

0.26