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Table 3 Effects of crop residue incorporation and K fertilization on soil MBC/SOC ratio (%)

From: Comparative effects of crop residue incorporation and inorganic potassium fertilization on soil C and N characteristics and microbial activities in cotton field

Treatment

Nanjing

Dafeng

SS

FS

BS

BOS

SS

FS

BS

BOS

Control

2.95 ± 0.20b

3.94 ± 0.13b

4.96 ± 0.18b

3.45 ± 0.17b

3.47 ± 0.18b

4.07 ± 0.11b

4.77 ± 0.24b

4.06 ± 0.20b

W0C1

3.01 ± 0.13b

3.99 ± 0.25b

5.02 ± 0.22b

3.63 ± 0.14b

3.68 ± 0.18ab

4.31 ± 0.11a

5.05 ± 0.14b

4.09 ± 0.06b

W1C0

3.01 ± 0.15b

4.08 ± 0.08ab

5.02 ± 0.23b

3.57 ± 0.16b

3.52 ± 0.06b

4.36 ± 0.10a

4.87 ± 0.15b

4.26 ± 0.08ab

W1C1

3.34 ± 0.20a

4.36 ± 0.25a

5.87 ± 0.25a

4.15 ± 0.11a

3.86 ± 0.11a

4.49 ± 0.13a

5.44 ± 0.11a

4.49 ± 0.20a

K150

3.01 ± 0.15b

3.98 ± 0.15b

5.04 ± 0.17b

3.50 ± 0.17b

3.57 ± 0.06b

4.27 ± 0.11ab

4.91 ± 0.18b

4.20 ± 0.09b

K300

3.03 ± 0.18b

3.96 ± 0.20b

5.10 ± 0.19b

3.53 ± 0.13b

3.56 ± 0.18b

4.33 ± 0.14a

4.90 ± 0.22b

4.15 ± 0.08b

F value

2.06

2.14

8.23**

8.83**

3.06

4.02*

5.37**

4.12*

  1. MBC, microbial biomass carbon; SOC, soil organic carbon; SS, seedling stage; FS, flowering stage; BS, boll-setting stage; BOS, boll-opening stage. Different treatments are defined in the Table 2
  2. F values and significance levels (**P < 0.01, *P < 0.05)