Table 1 Soil properties of each study patch (0–30 cm).

From: How scale affects N2O emissions in heterogeneous fields of a diversified agricultural landscape

 

Patch

Sand (%)

Silt (%)

Clay (%)

pH (–)

C/N (–)

TC (%)

TN (%)

BD (g/m3)

High yield

65

71.0

20.5

8.5

6.0

12.3

0.9

0.1

1.73

 ± 1.2

 ± 0.7

 ± 0.6

 ± 0.3

 ± 0.3

 ± 0.05

 ± 0.005

 

73

70.0

23.4

6.6

6.4

11.1

0.9

0.1

1.77

 ± 1.2

 ± 0.8

 ± 1.3

 ± 0.1

 ± 0.2

 ± 0.06

 ± 0.007

 

74

68.6

24.7

6.7

6.1

10.5

0.8

0.1

1.72

 ± 0.8

 ± 0.8

 ± 0.8

 ± 0.1

 ± 0.2

 ± 0.08

 ± 0.007

 

Low yield

89

77.7

17.9

4.4

5.7

9.3

0.7

0.1

1.70

 ± 3.2

 ± 2.9

 ± 0.6

 ± 0.2

 ± 0.4

 ± 0.05

 ± 0.006

 

95

83.3

11.8

4.9

6.0

9.9

0.7

0.1

1.73

 ± 1.2

 ± 0.9

 ± 0.4

 ± 0.3

 ± 0.5

 ± 0.02

 ± 0.004

 

96

81.9

13.6

4.6

5.4

11.0

0.8

0.1

1.72

 ± 1.7

 ± 0.9

 ± 0.9

 ± 0..2

 ± 0.4

 ± 0.07

 ± 0.004

 
  1. Values shown are averages per patch ± sd (n = 6).