Research Article

Phosphorus Speciation by 31P NMR Spectroscopy in Leaf Litters and Crop Residues from Para Rubber, Cocoa, Oil Palm, and Banana Plantations in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon

Table 3

Some physical properties of the samples, pH, organic matter (%), moisture, ash (%), and organic carbon content.

SamplepH(H2O)Moisture content (%)Organic matter (%)Ash content (%) Organic carbon (%)

JN-018.1710.291.78.353.3
JN-026.525.385.714.449.8
JN-039.284.980.919.147.0
JN-0410.297.468.831.240.0
JN-055.825.291.28.853.0
JN-067.555.193.36.854.2
JN-077.5814.088.012.151.1
JN-086.756.0094.55.555.0

Estimated by a conversion factor of 1.72.