Table 2 Soil type and soil basic fertility of three ecological regions in Inner Mongolia.

From: Effects of straw return with potassium fertilizer on the stem lodging resistance, grain quality and yield of spring maize (Zea mays L.)

Ecological region

Soil type

Organic Matter (g/kg)

Total N (g/kg)

Available N (mg/kg)

Olsen P (mg/kg)

Available K (mg/kg)

pH

Hetao plain irrigation area

Irrigated soil

26

0.4

87.5

6.6

140.3

7.9

Tumochuan plain irrigation area

Silty loam

26.7

0.5

92.4

8.8

118

7.6

Lingnan warm dry zone

Black soil

29.1

1.3

100.6

13.7

112.8

7.8