Agronomic Soil Chemistry — GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment
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Deep core (to 1 m) and surface (typically 0-25 cm) soil samples are taken periodically and sent to an analytical laboratory for fertilizer/liming recommendations and analyzed for pH, lime index, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, cation exchange capacity and, depending on laboratory, organic matter.
From 2012-2022, samples were analyzed by either the Michigan State University Soil and Plant Nutrient Laboratory or the University of Wisconsin Soils Laboratory, which included organic matter in their analyses.
This datatable is part of the Soil Properties — Marginal Land Experiment dataset.
This dataset contains soil data for the GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment (MLE) originally established in 2013 at north, central and south sites in Wisconsin and Michigan. The experiment consists of six different biofuel cropping systems (a.k.a. treatments; G5-G10; including switchgrass, miscanthus, native grasses, hybrid poplar, early successional, and restored prairie, respectively) plus an historical vegetation control (G11), replicated in each of 4 blocks (R1-R4) at each site. Split-plot treatments were initiated in 2014-2016 to examine the effect of nitrogen fertilization [plus_n (+N) vs control (0N)] on all cropping systems.
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| Experiment: | GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment |
| Data available from: | January 2012 to January 2018 |
| Dataset: | GLBRC094 |
| Datatable ID: | GLBRC094-003.286 |
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| Last Updated | 2023-11-08 |
| Variate | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| year | year soil sample was collected | |
| sample date | date of soil coring | |
| site | Wisconsin or Michigan sampling site | |
| treatment | experimental treatment | |
| replicate | replicate nested within treatment | |
| campaign | sampling intent | |
| top depth cm | upper soil sampling depth | |
| bottom depth cm | lower soil sampling depth | |
| ph | pH of soil solution | |
| lime index | indicator of potential acidity | |
| p ppm | phosphorus in soil | mg/kg |
| k ppm | potassium in soil | mg/kg |
| ca ppm | calcium in soil | mg/kg |
| mg ppm | magnesium ppm in soil | mg/kg |
| field section | section of the field sampled | |
| n treatment | nitrogen treatment of given split plot | |
| est cec | Cation exchange capacity in meq/100g soil | meq/100g |
| om percent | organic matter percent | % |
| wi plot id | Arlington Wisconsin site's plot identifier | |
| lab | the lab where the analysis was perfomed | |
| comments | notes |
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| sample_date | site | treatment | replicate | wi_plot_id | top_depth | bottom_depth | ph | lime_index | p_ppm | k_ppm | ca_ppm | mg_ppm | est_cec | om_percent | zn_ppm | s_ppm | b_ppm | main_or_microplot | comments | lab |
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| 2022-11-16 | KBS GLBRC Intensive Site | G1 | R1 | 0 | 25 | 5.4 | 44.0 | 163.0 | 450.0 | 70.0 | 5.7 | main | A&L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc | |||||||
| 2022-11-16 | KBS GLBRC Intensive Site | G1 | R2 | 0 | 25 | 6.3 | 18.0 | 112.0 | 700.0 | 130.0 | 6.1 | main | A&L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc | |||||||
| 2022-11-16 | KBS GLBRC Intensive Site | G1 | R3 | 0 | 25 | 6.5 | 16.0 | 110.0 | 650.0 | 125.0 | 5.8 | main | A&L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc | |||||||
| 2022-11-16 | KBS GLBRC Intensive Site | G1 | R4 | 0 | 25 | 6.6 | 33.0 | 134.0 | 700.0 | 155.0 | 6.3 | main | A&L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc | |||||||
| 2022-11-16 | KBS GLBRC Intensive Site | G1 | R5 | 0 | 25 | 6.4 | 29.0 | 97.0 | 450.0 | 100.0 | 4.5 | main | A&L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc |