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Table 3 Regression equations and statistics for residue mass loss, on a percent dry weight basis, over 112 days, where X = time in days after application

From: Decomposition, nitrogen and carbon mineralization from food and cover crop residues in the central plateau of Haiti

Residue species and placement

Equation

RMSEa

R2

Maize, buried

y = 66.65e−0.0123x + 33.35e−17.3890x

6.214

0.974

Maize, surface

y = 100e−0.006x

5.152

0.939

Sorghum sudangrass, buried

y = 100e−0.026x

6.806

0.940

Sorghum sudangrass, surface

y = 100e−0.007x

9.476

0.665

Common bean, buried

y = 100e−0.012x

7.873

0.915

Common bean, surface

y = 100e−0.004x

6.777

0.609

Sunn hemp, buried

y = 52.30e−0.0079x + 47.70e−0.3136x

3.742

0.990

Sunn hemp, surface

y = 63.44e−0.0001x + 37.76e−0.0306x

7.932

0.863

  1. aRoot mean square error