From: Phosphorus leaching from loamy sand and clay loam topsoils after application of pig slurry
Soil properties | Clay loam | Loamy sand |
---|---|---|
Physical properties | Â | Â |
Soil texture (%) | Â | Â |
 Clay (<0.002 mm) | 29 (39) |  7 (1) |
 Silt (0.002-0.0625 mm) | 43 (43) |  5 (0) |
 Sand (0.0625-2 mm) | 28 (18) | 88 (99) |
Saturated hydraulic conductivity (cm h-1) | 1-350 (2–2000)# | 0.2-8 (0.1-12) |
Chemical properties | Â | Â |
pH (H2O) |  6.5 |  6.0 |
Total C (%) |  2.2 |  2.5 |
P-AL (mg kg-1) | 65 ± 17 | 142 ± 9 |
Fe-AL (mg kg-1) | 270 ± 20 | 140 ± 10 |
Al-AL (mg kg-1) | 210 ± 30 | 540 ± 50 |
DPS-AL (%) | 16.9 ± 4.2 | 20.7 ± 1.6 |
PSI |  3.0 ± 0.1 |  3.0 ± 0.4 |