Soil Properties

P

Cover

No-cover

Overall Mean

Sand (g·g⁻¹)

0.81

0.16 a^†

0.16 a

0.16

Silt (g·g⁻¹)

0.91

0.74 a

0.75 a

0.74

Clay (g·g⁻¹)

0.95

0.10 a

0.10 a

0.10

pH

0.52

6.55 a

6.43 a

6.49

Extractable Ca (mg·kg⁻¹)

0.97

1041 a

1045 a

1043

Extractable Mg (mg·kg⁻¹)

0.67

176.6 a

192.4 a

184.5

Extractable Na (mg·kg⁻¹)

0.50

15.2 a

13.1 a

14.2

Soil organic matter (g·kg⁻¹)

0.64

20.4 a

21.2 a

20.8

Extractable Ca (kg ha⁻¹)*

0.68

1827 a

1919 a

1873

Extractable Mg (kg ha⁻¹)*

0.51

309.0 a

355.5 a

332.3

Extractable Na (kg ha⁻¹)*

0.65

26.7 a

24.1 a

25.4

Soil organic matter (Mg ha⁻¹)*

0.44

35.9 a

38.8 a

37.3