Table 1 Soil texture compositions at depth of 0–15 cm in oak and pine forests of burnt and control sites at Pauri and Tehri (%)

Sand

43.4 ± 0.4

40.4 ± 0.4

74.7 ± 0.6

72.7 ± 0.8

46.6 ± 0.3

44.7 ± 0.7

71.2 ± 1.9

68.8 ± 1.8

Silt

15.6 ± 0.2

15.3 ± 0.6

22.9 ± 0.3

24.2 ± 0.5

20.6 ± 0.4

20.4 ± 0.3

14.6 ± 0.3

15.4 ± 0.7

Clay

41.3 ± 0.4

44.3 ± 0.6

2.4 ± 0.1

3.1 ± 0.4

32.8 ± 0.9

34.9 ± 0.6

14.2 ± 0.6

15.8 ± 0.8