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Table 1 Chemical analysis of the acidic, calcareous and mixed soils used in this study

From: Growth performance and element concentrations reveal the calcicole-calcifuge behavior of three Adiantum species

 

Acidic soil

Calcareous soil

Mixed soil

pH (in CaCl2)

4.71 ± 0.14b

7.76 ± 0.04a

7.50 ± 0.04a

Ca (mg g− 1)

0.53 ± 0.03c

66.35 ± 1.13a

30.75 ± 1.04b

Mg (mg g− 1)

2.83 ± 0.04c

32.48 ± 0.53a

16.86 ± 0.57b

Fe (mg g− 1)

43.30 ± 1.05a

47.67 ± 1.26a

46.58 ± 1.40a

Al (mg g− 1)

69.71 ± 1.85a

76.26 ± 2.17a

73.52 ± 1.27a

P (mg g− 1)

0.37 ± 0.01c

1.00 ± 0.03a

0.73 ± 0.02b

K (mg g−1)

12.68 ± 0.09a

2.59 ± 0.09c

7.38 ± 0.25b

  1. All the element concentrations are total concentrations. Values are means ± SE of 3 replicates from one-way ANOVA. Different letters indicate significant differences among soil types (P < 0.05).