Table 1 Soil physicochemical properties of Minqin Desert

AC

8.733 ± 0.050 ^c

46.733 ± 4.000 ^ef

0.030 ± 0.001 ^a

0.045 ± 0.006 ^a

0.921 ± 0.001 ^a

0.546 ± 0.021 ^a

190.272 ± 1.831 ^c

210.976 ± 6.770 ^bc

20.262 ± 2.705 ^d

0.324 ± 0.015 ^g

3.223 ± 0.015 ^e

96.453 ± 0.015 ^b

AN

8.140 ± 0.168 ^d

240.477 ± 4.500 ^a

0.027 ± 0.001 ^ab

0.030 ± 0.003 ^b

0.792 ± 0.001 ^b

0.119 + 0.055 ^d

338.063+  51.706 ^b

240.422 + 63.791 ^c

26.005 2.462 ^bcd

1.645 ± 0.015 ^b

6.731 ± 0.015 ^a

91.624 ± 0.015 ^e

AH

9.343 ± 0.108 ^a

50.137 ± 0.210 ^ef

0.025 ± 0.001 ^bc

0.025 ± 0.004 ^bc

0.579 ± 0.001 ^f

0.160 ± 0.025 ^d

193.203 ± 2.459 ^c

241.461 ± 5.129 ^b

22.816 ± 3.395 ^bcd

0.673 ± 0.015 ^ef

2.771 ± 0.015 ^h

96.556 ± 0.015 ^b

BC

9.163 ± 0.060 ^ab

45.247 ± 3.601 ^ef

0.017 ± 0.001 ^g

0.014 ± 0.002 ^f

0.524 ± 0.132 ^o

0.159 ± 0.013 ^d

101.177 ± 3.522 ^d

118.169 ± 6.338 ^d

38.749 ± 5.673 ^a

0.095 ± 0.015 ^h

2.042 ± 0.015 ⁱ

97.864 ± 0.015 ^a

BN

8.843 ± 0.057 ^bc

53.787 ± 0.700 ^e

0.024 ± 0.001 ^df

0.017 ± 0.002 ^def

0.526 ± 0.001 ^io

0.151 ± 0.026 ^d

133.537 ± 6.769 ^cd

120.652 ± 5.841 ^d

31.216 ± 3.543 ^abc

0.746 ± 0.015 ^e

2.925 ± 0.015 ^h

96.330 ± 0.015 ^b

BH

9.063 ± 0.035 ^abc

63.740 ± 1.650 ^d

0.021 ± 0.001 ^bcdf

0.023 ± 0.002 ^bcde

0.568 ± 0.002 ^g

0.333 ± 0.095 ^b

444.330 ± 72.481 ^a

178.639 ± 6.913 ^c

24.824 ± 2.086 ^bcd

0.019 ± 0.010 ⁱ

2.023 ± 0.010 ⁱ

97.958 ± 0.010 ^a

CC

8.997 ± 0.086 ^abc

51.037 ± 1.102 ^ef

0.023 ± 0.003 ^bcd

0.024 ± 0.001 ^bc

0.557 ± 0.162 ^h

0.061 ± 0.007 ^e

174.237 ± 4.811 ^c

97.610 ± 5.309 ^d

23.146 ± 0.279 ^bcd

1.280 ± 0.015 ^c

4.575 ± 0.015 ^c

94.144 ± 0.015 ^h

CN

8.790 ± 0.113 ^bc

137.447 ± 2.650 ^b

0.020 ± 0.001 ^cdf

0.018 ± 0.001 ^cdef

0.293 ± 0.025 ^q

0.295 ± 0.001 ^bc

279.801 ± 10.332 ^b

104.676 ± 0.287 ^d

16.457 ± 0.202 ^d

1.291 ± 0.015 ^c

6.202 ± 0.015 ^b

92.507 ± 0.015 ⁱ

CH

9.063 ± 0.104 ^abc

74.793 ± 12.400 ^c

0.025 ± 0.001 ^cdf

0.021 ± 0.001 ^cdef

0.655 ± 0.003 ^c

0.287 ± 0.039 ^bc

190.392 ± 3.862 ^c

186.488 ± 7.767 ^c

31.779 ± 0.643 ^abc

1.989 ± 0.015 ^a

6.783 ± 0.015 ^a

91.228 ± 0.015 ^f