Table 2 Effect of different gravel content on water infiltration rate in stony soil.

From: Effects of gravel on the water infiltration process and hydraulic parameters of stony soil in the eastern foothills of Helan Mountain, China

Treatment

\({i}_{1}\)/(mm min−1)

\({i}_{c}\)/(mm min−1)

\(\overline{i}\)/(mm min−1)

CK

0.389 ± 0.1220a

0.051 ± 0.0185a

0.255 ± 0.0027a

W1

0.341 ± 0.1149ab

0.025 ± 0.0030b

0.204 ± 0.0004b

W2

0.309 ± 0.1054ab

0.024 ± 0.0040b

0.174 ± 0.0005c

W3

0.266 ± 0.0888ab

0.017 ± 0.0020bc

0.143 ± 0.0005d

W4

0.237 ± 0.0725ab

0.016 ± 0.0040bc

0.123 ± 0.0004e

W5

0.189 ± 0.0645b

0.007 ± 0.0005c

0.081 ± 0.0004f.

  1. Different lowercase letters indicated that the statistical significance of the infiltration rate was observed among different experimental treatments at the 0.05 level.
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