Research Article

Integrated Crop-Livestock Management Effects on Soil Quality Dynamics in a Semiarid Region: A Typology of Soil Change Over Time

Table 1

Description of soil properties used for data analysis.

VariableAcronymUnitsMinimum valueMaximum value

Soil bulk densitySBDMg m−30.801.61
Electrical conductivityECdS m−10.100.31
Soil pHPH−log[H+]5.487.65
Soil nitrateNO3Nmg kg−1044
Soil ammoniumNH4Nmg kg−1126
Available phosphorusPmg kg−1129
Potentially mineralizable NPMNmg kg−119166
Soil organic carbonSOCg kg−113.241.9
Total nitrogenTNg kg−11.23.5
Soil carbon to nitrogen ratioCNRATIO10.312.5