Research Article
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 |
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T: treatment; P: period; NS: not significant. *Significant at ; .
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