Decomposition and Nutrient Release Dynamics of Ficus benghalensis L. Litter in Traditional Agroforestry Systems of Karnataka, Southern India

Table 3

Concentrations of major nutrients in F. benghalensis leaf litter retrieved at monthly intervals on decomposition.

Month after incubation	N (%)		P (%)		K (%)
	Surface	Subsurface	Surface	Subsurface	Surface	Subsurface
0 (initial)	1.105		0.0845		1.004
1	0.903	1.089	0.152	0.220	0.681	0.183
2	0.967	1.050	0.129	0.096	0.994	0.080
3	0.940	1.050	0.291	0.230	0.357	0.191
4	0.992	1.005	0.486	0.211	0.206	0.175
5	0.947	1.030	0.172	0.119	0.199	0.099
6	0.740	1.080	0.273	0.197	0.199	0.164
7	1.340	0.660	0.066	0.075	0.384	0.062
8	1.230	0.974	0.171	0.070	0.284	0.058
9	1.470	1.250	0.343	0.077	0.374	0.064
10	1.410	1.190	0.420	0.103	0.325	0.085
11	1.297	1.240	0.129	0.115	0.261	0.091
12	1.320	1.023	0.166	0.110	0.410	0.110
LSD (0.05)	T  :  NS	P  :  NS	T  :  0.0774*	P  :  NS	T  :  0.153**	P  :  NS

T: treatment; P: period; NS: not significant. *Significant at 𝑃<0.05; ^∗∗𝑃<0.01.