Table 1 Soil properties of control pots (i.e. with no plants). Values are means and standard error
From: Growth and competition among understory plants varies with reclamation soil and fertilization
|  | pH | EC (ds*m−1) | VWC (%) | N (μg*10 cm−2*35 days−1) | P (μg*10 cm−2*35 days−1) | K (μg*10 cm−2*35 days−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FFMM | ||||||
 No fertilizer | 5.98 (0.02) | 0.13 (0.006) | 39.9 (2.5) | 494.4 (25.8) | 0.68 (0.26) | 24.0 (1.8) |
 Fertilizer | 5.90 (0.06) | 0.12 (0.004) | 50.2 (1.8) | 788.6 (36.6) | 0.86 (0.37) | 24.9 (1.1) |
Layered | ||||||
 No fertilizer | 4.98 (0.2) | 0.09 (0.01) | 36.2 (4.3) | 262.1 (30.4) | 0.78 (0.17) | 21.2 (2.5) |
 Fertilizer | 4.50 (0.1) | 0.14 (0.02) | 44.5 (2.4) | 640.4 (44.0) | 0.77 (0.17) | 19.3 (1.3) |
PMM | ||||||
 No fertilizer | 4.22 (0.05) | 0.2 (0.02) | 33.3 (1.7) | 85.2 (18.1) | 0.86 (0.17) | 15.7 (2.9) |
 Fertilizer | 4.17 (0.03) | 0.2 (0.01) | 37.2 (1.7) | 399.9 (23.4) | 0.78 (0.15) | 24.1 (2.6) |