Soil Type

Organic Matter Content %

Soil Series

WRBS

Lang

(Lang 1960)

Sivarajasingham

(Sivarajasingham 1971)

This study

Period 1

Period 2

Carbonate Raw Soil

Ramla Series (RS)

Arenosol

1.4

0.5

0.6

0.8

Carbonate Raw Soil

San Lawrenz Series (SLS)

Regosol

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.7

Carbonate Raw Soil

Fiddien Series (FS)

Vertisol and Regosol

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.8

Xerorendzina

San Biagio Series (SBS)

Calcisol

1.9

2.1

2.0

1.9

Xerorendzina

Tal-Barrani Series (TBS)

Luvisol

3.0

4.6

3.9

3.6

Terra Rossa

Tas-Sigra Series (TBS)

Luvisol

4.5

2.7

3.0

3.0

Terra Rossa

Tax-Xaghra Series (TXS)

Leptosol

4.5

3.6

3.6

3.5