Research Article
Is Ridge Cultivation Sustainable? A Case Study from the Haean Catchment, South Korea
Table 1
Soil physical properties of the experimental sites.
| | Horizon (WRB) | Deptha (cm) | Clay (%) | Silt (%) | Sand (%) | Soil texture class | Bulk density (g cm−3) |
| Site 1 | Ap | 0–25 | 3.2 | 16.4 | 80.3 | Loamy sand | 1.43 | 2Apbb | 25–50 | 20.2 | 53.4 | 26.4 | Silt loam | 1.45 | Bwb | 50–100 | 24.8 | 46.6 | 28.6 | Loam | 1.38 |
| Site 2 | Ap1 | 0–35 | 1.9 | 14.5 | 83.6 | Loamy sand | 1.41 | Ap2 | 35–45 | 8.1 | 28.9 | 63.0 | Sandy loam | 1.66 | Ap3 | 45–55 | 7.6 | 27.9 | 64.5 | Sandy loam | 1.61 | 2Apb | 55–70 | 20.9 | 58.2 | 20.9 | Silt loam | 1.28 | 2Bwb | 70–100 | 13.6 | 38.9 | 47.5 | Loam | 1.56 |
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Approximate depth, bhorizon continuous in the second experiment (RT) only.
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