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Table 1 Initial condition for examined soils

From: Installing artificial macropores in degraded soils to enhance vertical infiltration and increase soil carbon content

 

Treatment

Control plot

Macropore plot

X10

X30

X50

M10

M30

M50

Depth (cm)

10

30

50

10

30

50

Clay (%)

20.9

23.7

25.1

20.1

23.8

23.8

Silt (%)

70.9

71.6

71.4

69.2

71.4

69.7

Sand (%)

8.2

4.7

3.5

10.7

4.8

6.5

VWC (m3m-3)

0.11

0.29

0.34

0.10

0.30

0.28

TC (%)

1.39

0.26

0.39

1.26

0.28

0.37

  1. VWC, volumetric water content; TC, total carbon.
  2. M and X denote macropore plot and no macropore plot (control), respectively.
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