Table 4. Essential soil characteristics for Option 3: different levels of water application. (Results represent mean ± standard deviation of three replicates). |
WAR Cell |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
% Moisture by mass |
Total hydrocarbon content (mg/kg) |
% Organic Carbon |
% Total Nitrogen |
THB count (x 105 cfu/ml) |
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A |
12 ± 2 |
18 ± 2 |
20 ± 1 |
13 829.1 ± 50 |
4485.2 ± 150 |
7642.0 ± 50 |
0.31 ± 0.02 |
0.29 ± 0.03 |
0.11 ± 0.02 |
0.20 ± 0.01 |
0.10 ± 0.01 |
0.03 ± 0.002 |
14.8 ± 0.12 |
28.6 ± 0.08 |
20.2 ± 0.10 |
B |
11 ± 1 |
16 ± 1 |
19 ± 1 |
11 707.4 ± 100 |
2378.8 ± 100 |
2856.3 ± 20 |
0.35 ± 0.03 |
0.30 ± 0.03 |
0.16 ± 0.02 |
0.21 ± 0.03 |
0.07 ± 0.02 |
0.03 ± 0.001 |
8.2 ± 0.10 |
25.5 ± 0.10 |
28.3 ± 0.15 |
C |
12 ± 1 |
17 ± 1 |
18 ± 1 |
11 207.4 ± 50 |
3021.6 ± 150 |
1050.7 ± 50 |
0.34 ± 0.02 |
0.26 ± 0.02 |
0.16 ± 0.01 |
0.20 ± 0.02 |
0.07 ± 0.03 |
0.03 ± 0.001 |
8.6 ± 0.05 |
26.4 ± 0.15 |
29.6 ± 0.25 |
D |
12 ± 1 |
13 ± 2 |
17 ± 1 |
8369.6 ± 200 |
3333.5 ± 100 |
2963.6 ± 100 |
0.39 ± 0.03 |
0.29 ± 0.03 |
0.19 ± 0.02 |
0.22 ± 0.02 |
0.09 ± 0.02 |
0.03 ± 0.003 |
12.6 ± 0.06 |
21.2 ± 0.18 |
25.3 ± 0.20 |
E |
11 ± 1 |
13 ± 1 |
13 ± 2 |
8238.7 ± 100 |
3363.0 ± 60 |
3066.4 ± 50 |
0.38 ± 0.02 |
0.30 ± 0.02 |
0.20 ± 0.01 |
0.21 ± 0.01 |
0.07 ± 0.03 |
0.04 ± 0.005 |
11.8 ± 0.10 |
20.3 ± 0.08 |
21.4 ± 0.06 |
Cell:
(A) 0.5 litre of water, (B) 0.75 litre of water; (C) 1.0 litre of water; (D) 1.5 litre of water; (E) 2.0 litres of water. |
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