Table 3 Soil properties in the two layers at each Miscanthus site
From: N2O and CH4 emission from Miscanthus energy crop fields in the infertile Loess Plateau of China
Sites | Soil layer (cm) | Soil organic carbon (mg g−1) | Total N (mg g−1) | C/N ratio | pH | Bulk density (g cm−3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QG | 0–10 | 10.23 ± 0.57 | 0.89 ± 0.08 | 11.73 ± 0.74 | 8.54 ± 0.05 | 1.20 ± 0.07 |
10–20 | 7.73 ± 0.16 | 0.73 ± 0.02 | 10.67 ± 0.15 | 8.60 ± 0.04 | 1.32 ± 0.08 | |
JH | 0–10 | 8.23 ± 0.88 | 0.98 ± 0.10 | 8.51 ± 0.54 | 5.88 ± 0.03 | 1.38 ± 0.05 |
10–20 | 5.91 ± 0.71 | 0.95 ± 0.09 | 6.33 ± 0.48 | 6.02 ± 0.05 | 1.41 ± 0.04 |