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Table 2 Soil physicochemical characteristics in different mulch treatments

From: Organic mulching positively regulates the soil microbial communities and ecosystem functions in tea plantation

 

pH

Moisture (%)

OM (g/kg)

TN (g/kg)

TP (g/kg)

TK (g/kg)

AN (mg/kg)

AP (mg/kg)

AK (mg/kg)

CK1

6.82 ± 0.17a

9.4 ± 0.40a

11.92 ± 1.50a

0.24 ± 0.01c

1.70 ± 0.48a

17.34 ± 1.09a

91.18 ± 15.14a

16.60 ± 2.29a

87.56 ± 7.75a

F1

6.99 ± 0.32a

10.2 ± 0.25a

12.48 ± 2.61a

0.36 ± 0.03b

1.40 ± 0.14a

21.73 ± 9.52a

98.45 ± 6.67a

12.36 ± 6.97a

83.60 ± 2.15a

P1

6.86 ± 0.10a

12.3 ± 0.75b

15.14 ± 3.29a

0.55 ± 0.03a

1.33 ± 0.08a

19.25 ± 12.42a

109.08 ± 5.69a

15.78 ± 0.36a

86.19 ± 5.08a

F-value

0.479

23.963

1.339

162.641

1.325

0.177

2.383

7.170

1.746

P-value

0.641

0.001

0.331

0.000

0.334

0.842

0.173

0.026

0.253

CK2

7.16 ± 0.11a

10.0 ± 0.31a

11.40 ± 1.24a

0.33 ± 0.03a

1.95 ± 0.18a

19.22 ± 11.86a

95.74 ± 5.25a

16.42 ± 2.56a

79.81 ± 1.58a

F2

7.16 ± 0.15a

10.3 ± 0.36a

10.47 ± 1.33a

0.23 ± 0.04b

1.46 ± 0.30b

21.67 ± 9.84a

95.31 ± 9.75a

12.40 ± 7.69a

77.57 ± 2.59a

P2

7.07 ± 0.17a

12.8 ± 1.33b

10.48 ± 1.83a

0.23 ± 0.01b

1.39 ± 0.22b

18.30 ± 4.40a

96.49 ± 4.15a

14.45 ± 5.54a

78.95 ± 10.90a

F-value

0.363

10.237

0.386

14.606

5.032

0.106

0.023

0.146

0.691

P-value

0.710

0.012

0.695

0.005

0.052

0.901

0.977

0.867

0.537

  1. The mean value ± standard deviation (n = 3). Values with the same letter are not significantly different (p < 0.05)