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Table 2 Initial nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) concentrations and C:N ratio for plant residues used in the litterbag decomposition study

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

Residue

N (%)

C (%)

C:N

Maize

0.65

36.7

56.4

Sorghum sudangrass

1.09

34.3

31.4

Common beana

0.64

34.8

54.4

Sunn hemp

1.23

36.9

30.0

  1. aCommon bean residue was weathered post-harvest