Table 2. Physical and chemical characteristics of growth soils for study species*
Species | Soil texture | pH | OM (%) | TN (%) | Ava. P (mg/kg) | EC (cmol+/kg) | CEC (cmol+/kg) |
K+ | Ca2+ | Mg2+ |
Camellia japonica | Sandy clay loam | 5.3 (low) | 0.6 (low) | 0.05 (low) | 61.7 (low) | 0.13 (low) | 0.88 (low) | 0.32 (low) | 1.9 (low) |
Lagerstroemia indica | Loam | 5.0 (low) | 2.1 (low) | 0.20 (high) | 376.6 (high) | 0.76 (middle) | 4.10 (middle) | 0.84 (middle) | 6.3 (middle) |
Quercus myrsinaefolia | Loam | 6.0 (middle) | 0.3 (low) | 0.09 (middle) | 47.6 (low) | 0.16 (low) | 6.71 (high) | 1.58 (middle) | 9.0 (middle) |
OM: Organic matter, TN: Total nitrogen, Ava. P: Available P2O5, EC: Exchangeable cation, CEC: Cation exchange capacity, ( ): Soil assessment rating based on KILA (2016)’s standards