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Table 4 Temporal evolution of soil parameters after liming (in situ), site of Navasfrías (0–10 cm)

From: Evolution of forest soil properties after liming with a by-product derived from a sugar beet mill

Navasfrías (Spain)

Limed experimental plot (5th/Sept./99)

Soil sample 0–10 cm

Dates

1st/Dec./99

6th/June/00

18th/Jan./01

20th/June/01

27th/Nov./01

28th/Oct./02

14th/Oct./03

17th/March/05

±SD

pH (KCl 1:2.5)

3.5

3.9

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.7

6.0

4.9

N. d.

pH (H2O 1:2.5)

4.6

5.0

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.8

6.5

5.9

±0.1

CEC (cmolc kg−1)

20

24

30

23

26

20

28

27

±4.6

Ca2+ (cmolc kg−1)

3.3

1.0

6.0

5.5

5.2

7.0

21.8

22.0

±0.6

Mg2+ (cmolc kg−1)

0.5

0.4

1.8

0.8

1.2

0.6

0.8

0.6

±0.2

K+ (cmolc kg−1)

0.5

0.2

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

±0.1

Base saturation (%)

22

6.7

27

28

26

40

83

85

±2.8

SOM (%)

17

12

17

11

16

12

14

11

±3.5

SOC (mg C g−1)

98

70

100

65

90

72

82

65

±20.1

Ntotal (mg N g−1)

4.9

3.8

5.0

2.8

4.3

4.6

5.0

3.7

±0.8

C/N

20

18

20

23

20

16

16

18

±2.4

Available P (mg P kg−1)

21

8

18

18

11

10

6

9

±7.3

Available Ca (mg Ca kg−1)

430

700

1400

593

740

885

4171

2980

N. d.

Available K (mg K kg−1)

166

100

145

131

150

50

165

125

N. d.

  1. N. d. no data