| Depth (cm) | Management adopted (height/nitrogen) | Untreated control1 | |||
| 25/50 | 35/50 | 25/200 | 35/200 | ||
| pH (CaCl2) | |||||
| 0 - 5 | 4.6 aA | 4.7 aA | 4.8 aA | 5.1 Aa | 4.1 Ba |
| 5 - 10 | 4.5aA | 4.5bA | 4.9 aA | 4.9 Aa | 3.9 Ba |
| 10 - 20 | 4.5 aA | 4.2 bA | 4.8 aA | 4.7 Aa | 3.9 Ba |
| 20 - 30 | 4.5 aA | 4.3 bA | 4.7 aA | 4.4 Ab | 4.0 Ba |
| 30 - 40 | 4.4 aA | 4.0 bA | 4.6 aA | 4.5 Ab | 3.9 Ba |
| H+ + Al3+ (mmol∙dm−3) | |||||
| 0 - 5 | 45.2 Bc | 47.0 Bc | 38.0 Bb | 38.0 Bc | 47.0 Aa |
| 5 - 10 | 49.7 Bbc | 58.0 Bb | 34.0 Bb | 58.0 Ba | 45.0 Ab |
| 10 - 20 | 68.0 Aa | 62.0 ABa | 52.0 Ba | 47.0 Bb | 44.0 Ab |
| 20 - 30 | 72.0 Aa | 58.0 Aa | 34.0 Bc | 58.0 Aba | 45.0 Ac |
| 30 - 40 | 52.0 Ab | 58.0 Ab | 47.0 Aa | 47.0 Ab | 44.0 Ad |
| Ca2+ (mmol∙dm−3) | |||||
| 0 - 5 | 18.3 aA | 16.0 aA | 18.0 aA | 14.0 aA | 2.0 aB |
| 5 - 10 | 11.0 bA | 14.0 aA | 15.0 aA | 11.0 aA | 1.0 aB |
| 10 - 20 | 4.0 bAB | 2.0 bB | 8.0 abA | 5.0 bAB | 1.0 aB |
| 20 - 30 | 4.0 bAB | 1.0 bB | 8.0 abA | 6.0 abA | 1.0 aB |
| 30 - 40 | 3.0 bA | 1.0 bB | 5.0 bAB | 7.0 abA | 1.0 aB |
| Mg2+ (mmol∙dm−3) | |||||
| 0 - 5 | 9.0 aA | 12.0 aA | 14.0 aA | 12.0 aA | 1.0 aB |
| 5 - 10 | 8.0 aA | 6.0 aA | 10.0 aA | 8.0 bA | 0.9 aB |
| 10 - 20 | 4.0 bAB | 3.0 bAB | 7.0 abA | 5.0 bAB | 0.9 aB |
| 20 - 30 | 2.0 bA | 2.0 bA | 5.0 bA | 4.0 bA | 0.9 aA |
| 30 - 40 | 0.9 bA | 1.0 bA | 2.0 bA | 4.0 bA | 0.9 aA |
| BS (%) | |||||
| 0 - 5 | 40.1 aA | 40.3 aA | 48.4 aA | 43.5 aA | 4.9 aB |
| 5 - 10 | 29.7 aB | 27.1 bB | 46.2 aA | 26.2 abB | 4.0 aC |
| 10 - 20 | 11.8 bAB | 8.3 cB | 25.7 bA | 19.2 bAB | 3.3 aB |
| 20 - 30 | 8.5 bB | 5.4 cB | 31.3 bA | 15.8 bAB | 3.4 aB |
| 30 - 40 | 8.0 bB | 4.8 cB | 16.4 bAB | 20.2 bA | 3.7 aB |