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Table 2 Initial physical properties of soil

From: Spring irrigation with magnetized water affects soil water-salt distribution, emergence, growth, and photosynthetic characteristics of cotton seedlings in Southern Xinjiang, China

Determination

Soil depth (cm)

0–20

20–40

40–60

60–80

80–100

Sand (%)

83.1

89.5

88.6

85

82.1

Silt (%)

15.3

9.7

10.5

13.3

16.2

Clay (%)

1.6

0.8

0.9

1.7

1.8

Soil texture

Loamy sand

Sandy

Sandy

Loamy sand

Loamy sand

\({\theta }_{S}\)(cm3/cm3)

38.62

34.12

36.99

37.21

36.43

\({\theta }_{FC}\)(cm3/cm3)

25.10

17.01

19.81

20.72

21.2

\({\theta }_{PWP}\)(cm3/cm3)

3.91

4.26

4.31

4.06

3.8

BD (g/cm3)

1.47

1.64

1.54

1.53

1.55

  1. \({\theta }_{S}\), saturated moisture; \({\theta }_{FC}\), field capacity;\({\theta }_{PWP}\), permanent wilting point; BD, bulk density
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BMC Plant Biology

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