Table 1 Major characteristics of the three soils used in the extraction trial.
From: Methodological bias associated with soluble protein recovery from soil
Cambisol | Ferralsol | Histosol | |
|---|---|---|---|
pH | 6.07 ± 0.02a | 4.75 ± 0.22b | 4.48 ± 0.17b |
EC (µS cm−1) | 21.8 ± 3.3a | 140.7 ± 52.9a | 47.5 ± 28.4a |
Organic C (%) | 2.43 ± 0.02a | 1.45 ± 0.08a | 23.2 ± 0.5b |
Total N (%) | 0.21 ± 0.00a | 0.12 ± 0.00b | 1.12 ± 0.04c |
Sand (%) | 40.7 ± 3.2a | 31.0 ± 1.8a | 90.7 ± 2.4b |
Silt (%) | 46.0 ± 2.7a | 35.1 ± 2.2b | 8.0 ± 1.9c |
Clay (%) | 13.3 ± 0.5a | 33.8 ± 0.7b | 1.3 ± 0.5c |
Cation exchange capacity (mmol kg−1) | 145 ± 6a | 90 ± 8a | 334 ± 57b |