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Table 1 Soil chemical and biological properties of different plots in 5 subtypes and 13 genera of saline-alkali soil in arid regions of northwest China

From: Diversity of bacterium communities in saline-alkali soil in arid regions of Northwest China

Treatment groups

pH value

Organic matter content

/g/kg

Total salt content

/%

Sulfate ion content

/%

Chloride ion content

/%

Urease

mg/g

Alkaline phosphatase

mg/g

Dehydrogenase

mg/g

MS.CT

8.56

8.27

6.03

1.09

0.38

0.23

0.08

5.51

MS.SCT

8.44

13.61

3.81

1.13

0.44

0.05

0.02

2.04

MS.CST

8.98

10.02

6.07

1.09

0.75

0.36

0.04

1.97

MS.ST.

8.79

9.25

4.09

1.01

0.18

0.16

0.10

4.80

OS.CT

8.98

4.36

11.63

1.06

0.85

0.84

0.02

0.34

OS.SCT

8.37

5.54

15.27

1.31

0.41

0.11

0.02

1.37

OS.CST

8.92

10.76

9.40

1.41

0.63

0.06

0.02

1.87

OS.ST

8.98

5.95

5.45

0.35

0.22

0.22

0.02

5.49

BS.CT

8.85

9.30

4.62

0.77

0.42

0.11

0.02

2.78

AS.Mg.S

9.07

11.32

5.17

1.07

0.57

0.10

0.02

0.36

DS.SCT

8.13

10.59

5.63

1.50

0.82

0.28

0.03

1.23

DS.CST

8.83

7.56

13.96

1.91

1.49

0.33

0.01

7.26

DS.ST

8.36

14.56

24.35

0.69

0.35

0.45

0.02

3.83

s.e.m.

0.04**

0.05**

0.07**

0.03**

0.06**

0.09**

0.01**

1.06**

  1. Notes: MS, OS, BS, AS, and DS represent meadow solonchaks, orthic solonchaks, bog solonchaks, alkalized solonchaks, and dry solonchaks, respectively. CT, SCT, CST, ST, Mg.S represent chloride-type, sulfate-chloride-type, chloride-sulfate-type, sulphate-type, and magnesium solonetz, respectively. **P < 0.01; *P < 0.05