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Microbial Processes > Long-Term Soil Productivity (LTSP) Study > Results to Date > Council Ranger District LTSP (Region 4) 1 Year Post-Harvest Soil Measurements

R4 1 Year Post-Harvest % Soil Organic Matter

Graph showing % organic matter 1 year after implementing 9 treatments - C0OM0: 13.0120114532181%; C0OM1: 12.2064147883318%; C0OM2: 10.8571782702161%; C1OM0: 12.5019095838674%; C1OM1: 11.2412650433264%; C1OM2: 12.5559363645377%; C2OM0: 11.1744964355749%; C2OM1: 16.1898817440919%; C2OM2: 14.7771698562631%


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R4 1 Year Post-Harvest pH

Graph showing soil pH 1 year after implementing 9 treatments - C0OM0: 5.48209518662483; C0OM1: 5.47618338804044; C0OM2: 6.21429105214259; C1OM0: 5.59664461997579; C1OM1: 6.07738032686154; C1OM2: 5.66399321902779; C2OM0: 6.32218929090538; C2OM1: 6.0454137652481; C2OM2: 5.7111736605934


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R4 1 Year Post-Harvest Mineral Soil Carbon and Nitrogen

Graph showing % soil carbon and nitrogen 1 year after implementing 9 treatments - C0OM0: carbon = 3.71386904761905%, nitrogen = 0.16114126984127%; C0OM1: carbon = 2.44601923076923%, nitrogen = 0.109%; C0OM2: carbon = 2.17994444444444%, nitrogen = 0.0984444444444444%; C1OM0: carbon = 2.8296862745098%, nitrogen = 0.14056862745098%; C1OM1: carbon = 2.18428358208955%, nitrogen = 0.0985074626865672%; C1OM2: carbon = 1.54545833333333%, nitrogen = 0.0717708333333333%; C2OM0: carbon = 2.44021212121212%, nitrogen = 0.117454545454545%; C2OM1: carbon = 5.17505%, nitrogen = 0.2068%; C2OM2: carbon = 4.7100625%, nitrogen = 0.174%


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R4 1 Year Post-Harvest Bulk Density Summary

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R4 1 Year Post-Harvest Bulk Density Summary Data
Treatment Minimum Bulk Density
(g per cm3)		 Maximum Bulk Density
(g per cm3)		 Median Bulk Density
(g per cm3)		 Average Bulk Density
(g per cm3)
C0/OM0 0.97 1.11 1.17 1.18
C0/OM1 1.16 1.36 1.13 1.10
C0/OM2 1.26 1.34 1.35 1.31
C1/OM0 1.10 1.76 1.41 1.43
C1/OM1 1.04 1.29 1.29 1.32
C1/OM2 1.38 1.43 1.35 1.35
C2/OM0 1.27 1.43 1.45 1.39
C2/OM1 1.44 1.68 1.54 1.51
C2/OM2 1.56 1.61 1.64 1.60


Council Ranger District LTSP 1 Year Post-Harvest Vegetation Measurements >