Table 1 Basic physicochemical properties of the test soil.

From: Regulation of straw decomposition and its effect on soil function by the amount of returned straw in a cool zone rice crop system

Soil horizon (cm)

pH

EC

Available K

NO3--N

NH4+-N

Available P

Total K

Total N

Total P

Organic matter

(μs cm−1)

(mg kg−1)

(mg kg−1)

(mg kg−1)

(mg kg−1)

(g kg−1)

(g kg−1)

(g kg−1)

(g kg−1)

0–15

6.12

131.03

485.00

23.46

69.35

33.17

16.71

0.73

1.12

62.91

15–30

6.69

82.27

227.00

22.35

40.22

19.19

19.21

0.49

0.95

59.53