Table 1 The soil physical and chemical properties of farmland, LT grassland and AS land at different depths in study area.

From: The effects of soil freeze–thaw processes on water and salt migrations in the western Songnen Plain, China

Landscapes

Soil depth (cm)

pH

EC (mS/cm)

Salt content (mg/kg)

Organic matter (%)

Clay (%)

Silt (%)

Sand (%)

Bulk density (g/cm3)

Farmland

0–30

8.16

0.06

84.82

0.25

2.23

5.75

92.02

1.57

30–100

8.02

0.08

99.09

0.42

1.58

3.61

94.81

1.63

100–135

7.87

0.12

128.70

0.28

2.34

5.13

92.53

1.56

135–150

8.00

0.13

143.18

0.30

5.12

10.41

84.47

1.44

LT grassland

0–25

8.45

0.26

278.50

2.50

3.39

7.69

88.91

1.43

25–60

8.38

0.66

495.00

0.52

6.53

14.88

78.59

1.53

60–90

8.01

0.68

632.65

0.34

7.25

20.29

72.46

1.54

90–150

7.98

0.49

585.88

0.28

5.92

10.28

83.8

1.59

AS land

0–20

11.25

1.68

2218.50

0.16

4.90

8.47

86.62

1.73

20–55

10.62

0.91

972.33

0.26

4.44

7.96

87.59

1.55

55–90

9.52

0.82

770.00

0.24

6.79

9.86

83.35

1.57

90–150

9.61

0.69

627.19

0.19

7.30

14.95

77.74

1.61