| MC6 | MC10 | MS7 | MS8 | |
| Clayb (%) | 15.7 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 12.3 |
| Silt (%) | 37.0 | 30.7 | 31.5 | 25.4 |
| Sand (%) | 47.3 | 53.8 | 51.7 | 62.3 |
| pH [water] | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Organic matter (%) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| N total [Kjeldahl] (%) | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| C/N ratio | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| P [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 222 | 193 | 115 | 229 |
| CECc [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 9.8 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 8.9 |
| Saturation CEC (%) | 72 | 88 | 50 | 93 |
| Ca [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 2.84 | 3.91 | 1.89 | 3.58 |
| Mg [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.22 |
| K [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.49 | 0.54 |
| Na [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| B [hot water] (ppm) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Cu [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| Zn [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 40.5 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Mn [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 235 | 504 | 211 | 362 |
| Fe [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 498 | 505 | 476 | 550 |
| MC6 | MC10 | MS7 | MS8 | |
| Clayb (%) | 15.7 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 12.3 |
| Silt (%) | 37.0 | 30.7 | 31.5 | 25.4 |
| Sand (%) | 47.3 | 53.8 | 51.7 | 62.3 |
| pH [water] | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Organic matter (%) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| N total [Kjeldahl] (%) | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| C/N ratio | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| P [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 222 | 193 | 115 | 229 |
| CECc [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 9.8 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 8.9 |
| Saturation CEC (%) | 72 | 88 | 50 | 93 |
| Ca [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 2.84 | 3.91 | 1.89 | 3.58 |
| Mg [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.22 |
| K [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.49 | 0.54 |
| Na [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| B [hot water] (ppm) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Cu [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| Zn [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 40.5 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Mn [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 235 | 504 | 211 | 362 |
| Fe [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 498 | 505 | 476 | 550 |
aSoils were analyzed by the Swiss soil testing service, Nyon (Switzerland). From 1992 to 1999, the cropping history for MC6 was wheat, barley, maize, wheat, barley, beet, wheat, maize; for MC10, beet, wheat, barley, tobacco, beet, wheat, tobacco (2 years consecutively); and for MS8, pasture, wheat, maize, wheat, pasture (3 years consecutively), beet. For MS7, cropping history (only available from 1997 on) was wheat (2 years consecutively), and maize.
bAll were sandy loams.
cCEC, cation exchange capacity.
| MC6 | MC10 | MS7 | MS8 | |
| Clayb (%) | 15.7 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 12.3 |
| Silt (%) | 37.0 | 30.7 | 31.5 | 25.4 |
| Sand (%) | 47.3 | 53.8 | 51.7 | 62.3 |
| pH [water] | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Organic matter (%) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| N total [Kjeldahl] (%) | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| C/N ratio | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| P [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 222 | 193 | 115 | 229 |
| CECc [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 9.8 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 8.9 |
| Saturation CEC (%) | 72 | 88 | 50 | 93 |
| Ca [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 2.84 | 3.91 | 1.89 | 3.58 |
| Mg [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.22 |
| K [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.49 | 0.54 |
| Na [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| B [hot water] (ppm) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Cu [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| Zn [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 40.5 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Mn [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 235 | 504 | 211 | 362 |
| Fe [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 498 | 505 | 476 | 550 |
| MC6 | MC10 | MS7 | MS8 | |
| Clayb (%) | 15.7 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 12.3 |
| Silt (%) | 37.0 | 30.7 | 31.5 | 25.4 |
| Sand (%) | 47.3 | 53.8 | 51.7 | 62.3 |
| pH [water] | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Organic matter (%) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| N total [Kjeldahl] (%) | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| C/N ratio | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| P [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 222 | 193 | 115 | 229 |
| CECc [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 9.8 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 8.9 |
| Saturation CEC (%) | 72 | 88 | 50 | 93 |
| Ca [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 2.84 | 3.91 | 1.89 | 3.58 |
| Mg [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.22 |
| K [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.49 | 0.54 |
| Na [BaCl2 triethanolamine] (cmol kg−1) | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| B [hot water] (ppm) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Cu [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| Zn [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 40.5 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Mn [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 235 | 504 | 211 | 362 |
| Fe [EDTA(NH4)2CO3] (ppm) | 498 | 505 | 476 | 550 |
aSoils were analyzed by the Swiss soil testing service, Nyon (Switzerland). From 1992 to 1999, the cropping history for MC6 was wheat, barley, maize, wheat, barley, beet, wheat, maize; for MC10, beet, wheat, barley, tobacco, beet, wheat, tobacco (2 years consecutively); and for MS8, pasture, wheat, maize, wheat, pasture (3 years consecutively), beet. For MS7, cropping history (only available from 1997 on) was wheat (2 years consecutively), and maize.
bAll were sandy loams.
cCEC, cation exchange capacity.
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