Research Article

Archaeal Community Changes Associated with Cultivation of Amazon Forest Soil with Oil Palm

Table 2

Physicochemical properties of native forest soil and soil under oil palm cultivation.

Native forestOil palm-cultivated area

pH5.504.83
P (mg⋅dm−3)1.4070.70
K (mg⋅dm−3)0.030.11
Ca+2 (cmol⋅dm−3)1.400.33
Mg+2 (cmol⋅dm−3)0.100.17
Al+3 (cmol⋅dm−3)0.400.73
H + Al (cmol⋅dm−3)6.207.27
Na+ (cmol⋅dm−3)0.010.02
Organic matter (g/kg) 31.0011.63
Total C (g/kg)18.006.77
Total N (mg/kg)N/A#1.15
(mg/kg)N/A#0.79
(mg/kg)N/A#0.14
(mg/kg)N/A#0.21

Data not available.