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Table 1 Scheme of water addition experiments with different intensities and frequencies (Plot size: 12 m2)

From: Variations in diversity, composition, and species interactions of soil microbial community in response to increased N deposition and precipitation intensity in a temperate grassland

Rainfall treatment

2 mm

5 mm

10 mm

20 mm

40 mm

Number

40

16

8

4

2

Frequency

1–2 days

3 days

7 days

15 days

1 month

Start date

June 1

June 1

June 1

June 1

Mid-July

Water requirement

24 kg

60 kg

120 kg

240 kg

480 kg