Table 3 Treatments and application rates of animal manure at the nine long-term fertilization experiments in China (kg ha−1 yr−1)

From: Soil macropore structure plays divergent roles in fresh and decomposed particulate organic matter

Experiments

Treatments

Chemical fertilizer

Animal manure

N

P2O5

K2O

Source

Application rate

Application data

GZL

Control, NPK, NPKM

165

82.5

82.5

Pig manure

23400 (fresh)

Before maize seeding

LC

Control, NPK, NPKM

150

60

75

Pig manure

22400 (fresh)

Before maize seeding

YL

Control, NPK, NPKM

352.5

82.2

146.3

Cattle manure

20600 (dry)

Before wheat seeding

JX

Control, NPK, NPKM

120

60

120

Pig manure

15000 (fresh)

Before maize seeding

MC

Control, NPK, NPKM

180

90

135

Pig/cattle manure

15000/30000 (fresh)

Before wheat seeding