Table 3 Soil C pool (SOC), microbial biomass C (SMBC) and N (SMBN) and microbial quotient (SMBC/SOC) of the topsoil (0–15 cm).

From: Does metal pollution matter with C retention by rice soil?

 

Plot

SOC (g kg−1)

SMBC (mg kg−1)

SMBN (mg kg−1)

Microbial quotient (%)

Rice season

Background

28.77 ± 1.11a

623.2 ± 35.2a

40.26 ± 1.87a

2.17 ± 0.03a

 

Polluted

25.27 ± 0.53b

474.1 ± 15.6b

37.01 ± 2.49a

1.88 ± 0.03b

Wheat season

Background

28.23 ± 0.53a

549.06 ± 18.23a

35.70 ± 1.87b

1.94 ± 0.05a

 

Polluted

25.11 ± 0.54b

428.45 ± 11.82b

37.01 ± 2.49a

1.70 ± 0.02b

  1. (Means ± S.D., n = 3, different lowercase characters in a same column indicate difference between polluted and background plot at p < 0.05).
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