Interaction of Tillage and Soil Texture
Biologically Active Soil Organic Matter in Illinois
B.A. Needelmana,
M.M. Wanderb,
G.A. Bolleroc,
C.W. Boastb,
G.K. Simsd and
D.G. Bullockc
a Dep. of Agronomy, 116 ASI Building, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA 16802 USA
b Dep. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Illinois, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 USA
c Dep. of Crop Sciences, Univ. of Illinois, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 USA
d USDA, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL USA

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Fig. 1 Soil organic C (SOC) as affected by (a) the interaction of tillage x depth, (b) the main effect of tillage, and the interaction of tillage x depth x sand content in the (c) surface (05 cm) and (d) subsurface (515 cm) depths. The lines in (c) and (d) represent the linear response of tillage x depth to sand content used as a covariate
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Fig. 2 Tillage effects on biologically active soil organic matter within soil depths (05, 515, and 1530 cm) and in the overall sampling depth (030 cm): (a) and (b) particulate organic matter C, (c) and (d) potentially mineralizable N, and (e) and (f) microbial biomass C
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Fig. 3 Particulate organic matter (POM) C as affected by the interaction of tillage x depth x sand content in the (a) surface (05 cm) and (b) subsurface (515 cm) depths. The lines in (a) and (b) represent the linear response of tillage x depth to sand content used as a covariable
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