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Table 3 Soil properties under different cropping systems

From: Improving soil organic carbon mapping in farmlands using machine learning models and complex cropping system information

Cropping system

Mean and significance tests

SOC (g/kg)

TN (g/kg)

TP (g/kg)

TK (g/kg)

pH

Dry crops–wheat

12.633c

1.197d

0.402a

10.927c

6.936e

Dry crops–fallow

12.193d

1.221c

0.389c

11.105b

7.027c

Dry crops–rapeseed

11.013e

1.169e

0.389c

10.826d

6.951d

Rice–wheat

16.694a

1.251b

0.395b

10.911c

7.027c

Rice–fallow

16.621a

1.287a

0.369d

11.486a

7.089a

Rice–rapeseed

16.162b

1.221c

0.387c

10.916c

7.065b

  1. Duncan’s multiple range test: values with same superscript letters are insignificantly different (p > 0.05)
  2. SOC soil organic carbon, TN total nitrogen, TP total phosphorus, TK total potassium