Indices | Mean (± se) under each treatment | General lineal models | ||||||
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Control | NH4NO3 | Slow-released urea | Urea | NH4HCO3 | (NH4)2SO4 | Block | N addition | |
Soil total organic carbon content (g kg−1) | 42.509 (4.332) | 35.292 (1.609) | 40.679 (2.912) | 40.329 (2.287) | 37.47 (1.409) | 37.462 (0.622) | 0.304 | 0.358 |
Soil total N content (g kg−1) | 2.555 (0.070) | 2.593 (0.137) | 2.940 (0.169) | 2.753 (0.072) | 2.705 (0.038) | 2.788 (0.104) | 0.325 | 0.183 |
C/N | 16.608 (1.578) | 13.72 (0.895) | 13.905 (0.923) | 14.643 (0.697) | 13.88 (0.702) | 13.512 (0.677) | 0.645 | 0.302 |
Soil total phosphorus content (g kg−1) | 0.118 (0.008) | 0.108 (0.001) | 0.111 (0.003) | 0.108 (0.003) | 0.105 (0.002) | 0.109 (0.002) | 0.421 | 0.383 |
Soil NO3−-N content (mg kg−1) | 11.295 (1.556)c | 29.540 (5.842)b | 49.817 (2.790)a | 45.975 (5.173)ab | 29.924 (1.236)b | 34.050 (5.987)ab | 0.43 | < 0.001 |
Soil NH4+-N content (mg kg−1) | 1.673 (0.316)d | 28.950 (6.953)b | 22.750 (3.562)bc | 6.513 (1.379)cd | 2.213 (0.224)d | 115.240 (12.247)a | 0.237 | < 0.001 |
Soil dissolved organic carbon content (mg g−1) | 351.345 (61.620) | 258.636 (50.380) | 260.702 (39.512) | 235.843 (34.609) | 216.965 (28.755) | 222.135 (16.549) | 0.414 | 0.268 |
Soil available phosphorus content (mg kg−1) | 6.450 (1.393) | 6.775 (0.642) | 7.050 (0.972) | 6.650 (0.096) | 6.900 (0.670) | 6.275 (0.256) | 0.486 | 0.984 |
Soil pH | 6.888 (0.081)a | 6.590 (0.079)b | 6.735 (0.093)ab | 6.548 (0.094)b | 6.668 (0.029)ab | 6.030 (0.094)c | 0.111 | < 0.001 |
Soil moisture (%) | 15.392 (0.271) | 15.414 (0.264) | 15.705 (0.229) | 14.791 (0.747) | 15.401 (0.179) | 15.799 (0.401) | 0.791 | 0.633 |
Aboveground plant biomass (g m−2) | 130.283 (11.184)b | 240.610 (40.884)a | 209.565 (25.066)ab | 214.028 (27.775)ab | 169.780 (19.101)ab | 146.265 (23.029)b | 0.178 | 0.040 |
Belowground plant biomass (g m−2) | 110.650 (6.916)a | 57.340 (5.901)b | 115.420 (27.360)a | 93.663 (6.534)ab | 63.250 (6.680)b | 48.168 (10.128)b | 0.598 | 0.009 |
Plant species richness | 14.750 (2.462) | 16.500 (1.500) | 13.000 (1.291) | 11.250 (1.031) | 13.750 (1.652) | 15.750 (3.227) | 0.638 | 0.408 |
Microbial biomass carbon (mg g−1) | 0.927 (0.081) | 0.779 (0.067) | 0.957 (0.091) | 0.873 (0.069) | 0.993 (0.037) | 0.810 (0.044) | 0.988 | 0.313 |