| Depth (cm) | Management adopted (height/nitrogen) | Untreated control1 | |||
| 25/50 | 35/50 | 25/200 | 35/200 | ||
| SOM (g∙dm−3) | |||||
| 0 - 5 | 59.5 Ba | 62.3 Ba | 83.0 Aa | 81.0 Aa | 28.5 Ca |
| 5 - 10 | 35.3 Ab | 36.0 Ab | 38.0 Ab | 40.0 Ab | 17.9 Bb |
| 10 - 20 | 30.5 Ab | 31.0 Ab | 29.0 Ac | 30.0 Ac | 15.7 Bb |
| 20 - 30 | 25.8 Ac | 27.0 Ac | 22.0 Bd | 28.0 Ac | 11.8 Cc |
| 30 - 40 | 23.0 Ac | 24.0 Ac | 22.0 Ad | 22.0 Ad | 10.8 Bc |
| CEC (mmol∙dm−3) | |||||
| 0 - 5 | 75.4aA | 78.7 aA | 73.6 aA | 67.2 aA | 53.7 Ba |
| 5 - 10 | 70.7 aA | 79.6 aA | 63.2 aA | 78.6 aA | 48.5 Ba |
| 10 - 20 | 77.1 aA | 68.1abA | 70 aA | 58.2 bB | 47.4 Ba |
| 20 - 30 | 78.7 aA | 62.1 bA | 49.5 bB | 68.9 aA | 48.0 Bb |
| 30 - 40 | 56.5 bA | 60.9 bA | 56.2 bA | 58.9 bA | 46.8 Bc |
| Exchangeable K (mmol∙dm−3) | |||||
| 0 - 5 | 2.9 ABa | 3.7 Aa | 3.6 Aa | 3.2 ABa | 2.1 Ba |
| 5 - 10 | 2.0 Ba | 1.6 Bb | 4.2 Aa | 1.6 Bb | 1.8 Ba |
| 10 - 20 | 1.1 Bb | 1.5 Bb | 3.0 Aa | 1.2 Bb | 1.1 Bab |
| 20 - 30 | 0.7 Bb | 1.1 Bb | 2.5 Ab | 0.9 Ab | 0.9 Bb |
| 30 - 40 | 0.6Bb | 0.9Bb | 2.2Ab | 0.9Ab | 0.9 Bb |
| Available P (mg∙dm−3) | |||||
| 0 - 5 | 15.0 Aa | 14.0 Aa | 16.0 Aa | 13.0 Ba | 3.1 Ca |
| 5 - 10 | 6.0 Ab | 5.0 Ab | 5.0 Ab | 5.0 Ab | 3.9 Ba |
| 10 - 20 | 4.0 Ab | 3.0 Ab | 4.0 Ab | 4.0 Ab | 2.5 Aa |
| 20 - 30 | 3.0 Ab | 3.0 Ab | 3.0 Ab | 3.0 Ab | 2.1 Aa |
| 30 - 40 | 4.0 Ab | 5.0 Ab | 4.0 Ab | 5.0Ab | 2.1 Ba |