Table 1 Basic description of the Suchdol experimental site at the onset of the experiment

Altitude (m above sea level)

289

Mean annual temperature ( °C)

9.1

Mean annual precipitation (mm)

495

Soil type

Haplic Chernozem^a

Soil texture

Silt loam^a

Clay (%) (< 0.002 mm)

2.2

Silt (%) (0.002–0.05 mm)

71.8

Sand (%) (0.05–2 mm)

26.0

Bulk density (g cm⁻³)

1.42

C_SOM (%)

1.88^b

pH (0.01 mol/L CaCl₂)

7.5

CEC (mmol₍₊₎ kg⁻¹)

262