Treatments

Hot Water C Fraction (mg·kg−1)

Depths (cm)

0 - 5

5 - 10

Pre-grazed

Post-grazed

Corn-phase

Pre-grazed

Post-grazed

Corn-phase

Cover Crops (CC)

Grass Blend

20.17a

13.22b

19.65a

14.23a

14.02a

15.19a

Legume Blend

19.06a

17.81a

19.68a

13.51a

13.07a

15.04a

Equal Blend

18.32a

18.68a

18.51a

14.56a

13.03a

13.81a

Control

18.03a

18.12a

18.12a

12.66a

11.69a

12.67a

Grazing (G)

Ungrazed

-

17.39a

19.60a

-

13.23a

14.52a

Grazed

-

16.78a

18.37a

-

12.64a

13.83a

Analysis of Variance (P > F)

CC

0.76

0.02

0.69

0.31

0.36

0.5

G

-

0.77

0.29

-

0.54

0.6

CC × G

-

0.41

0.9

-

0.42

0.83

Cold Water C Fraction (mg·kg−1)

Cover Crops (CC)

Grass Blend

8.31a

6.80ab

5.31a

5.76a

5.34a

4.17a

Legume Blend

7.92a

8.24a

5.55a

5.77a

5.69a

4.20a

Equal Blend

7.37a

7.07ab

4.66a

5.98a

5.44a

3.82a

Control

8.51a

6.80b

5.40a

5.97a

4.98a

3.70a

Grazing (G)

Ungrazed

-

6.89a

5.03a

-

5.96b

4.05a

Grazed

-

7.57a

5.43a

-

4.77a

3.90a

Analysis of Variance (P > F)

CC

0.41

0.19

0.31

0.96

0.73

0.58

G

-

0.19

0.26

-

0.02

0.64

CC × G

-

0.4

0.09

-

0.85

0.61