Site/cropping system | Soil depth (cm) | Particle size distribution | Textural class | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sand (%) | Silt (%) | Clay (%) | |||
Site-1 (Rice-fallow cropping) | 0-15 | 50.1a | 15.9a | 34.0c | scl |
15-30 | 42.7b | 16.1a | 41.2b | c | |
30-60 | 39.0b | 12.8a | 48.2a | c | |
60-90 | 38.7b | 12.5a | 48.8a | c | |
Site-2 (Rice-fallow cropping) | 0-15 | 51.9a | 13.5ab | 34.6d | scl |
15-30 | 48.4b | 13.9ab | 37.7c | sl | |
30-60 | 45.7c | 14.5a | 39.8b | sc | |
60-90 | 44.8c | 10.4b | 44.8a | c | |
Site-3 (Rice-sugarcane crop rotation) | 0-15 | 50.5a | 15.9a | 33.6c | scl |
15-30 | 43.3b | 15.9a | 40.7b | c | |
30-60 | 38.8b | 13.6ab | 47.6a | c | |
60-90 | 38.3b | 11.0b | 50.7a | c | |
Site-4 (Rice-sugarcane crop rotation) | 0-15 | 42.6a | 18.4a | 39.0c | cl |
15-30 | 38.9b | 15.7ab | 45.4b | c | |
30-60 | 37.4bc | 13.8ab | 48.8b | c | |
60-90 | 34.0c | 12.7b | 53.3a | c | |
Site-5 (Rice- mung bean cropping) | 0-15 | 54.6a | 15.8a | 29.6c | scl |
15-30 | 48.6a | 14.6a | 36.8b | sc | |
30-60 | 43.3ab | 13.1a | 43.6a | c | |
60-90 | 41.8bc | 13.1a | 45.2a | c | |
Site-6 (Rice- mung bean cropping) | 0-15 | 56.2a | 12.2a | 31.6d | scl |
15-30 | 50.8b | 14.7a | 34.5c | scl | |
30-60 | 48.5bc | 14.0a | 37.5b | sc | |
60-90 | 46.6c | 11.3a | 42.2a | sc |