Table 1 Basic information of the tested soil.

From: Evaluation of soil carbon characteristics under different planting patterns on sloping farmland in the hilly and gully region of the loess plateau

Soil Layer(cm)

Total carbon contents(g/kg)

Organic carbon contents(g/kg)

Inorganic carbon contents(g/kg)

Light fraction organic carbon contents(g/kg)

Clay(%)

Silt(%)

Sand(%)

Texture

0 ~ 5

11.5 ± 1.2

5.6 ± 0.6

5.8 ± 0.6

0.6 ± 0.1

5.0 ± 0.5

69.5 ± 3.5

25.5 ± 2.6

silt loam

5 ~ 10

10.6 ± 1.1

4.7 ± 0.5

6.0 ± 0.6

0.3 ± 0.1

6.3 ± 0.6

74.0 ± 3.7

19.7 ± 2.0

silt loam

10 ~ 15

10.3 ± 1.0

4.0 ± 0.4

6.1 ± 0.6

0.2 ± 0.1

6.9 ± 0.7

74.3 ± 3.7

18.8 ± 1.9

silt loam

15 ~ 20

10.0 ± 1.0

3.9 ± 0.4

6.0 ± 0.6

0.2 ± 0.1

7.5 ± 0.8

74.2 ± 3.7

18.4 ± 1.8

silt loam

20 ~ 30

8.5 ± 0.9

3.4 ± 0.3

5.1 ± 0.5

0.1 ± 0.1

7.7 ± 0.8

74.3 ± 3.7

18.1 ± 1.8

silt loam

30 ~ 40

5.1 ± 0.5

2.6 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.3

0.1 ± 0.1

5.8 ± 0.6

58.0 ± 2.9

36.2 ± 3.6

silt loam