Table 1 Basic chemical properties of the soil in the tillage layer (0–40 cm).

From: Integrating density and fertilizer management to optimize the accumulation, remobilization, and distribution of biomass and nutrients in summer maize

Site

Year

Soil layers (cm)

Organic matter (g kg−1)

Total N (g kg−1)

Alkali-hydrolyzable N (mg kg−1)

Available P (mg kg−1)

Available K (mg kg−1)

Wenkou

2014

0–20

15.16

1.29

98.46

37.14

120.68

20–40

14.28

1.35

110.42

35.12

128.41

2015

0–20

16.18

1.91

120.24

48.12

108.16

20–40

15.55

1.99

130.42

44.38

111.26