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Table 1 Physical and chemical characterization of the Ch’ol land classes

From: Ch’ol nomenclature for soil classification in the ejido Oxolotán, Tacotalpa, Tabasco, México

Ch’ol soil class

Ho

pH (H2O)

EC (ds m−1)

OM (%)

P (mg kg−1)

BSP

K

Ca

Mg

Na

CEC

Clay

Silt

Sand

Cmol(+) kg−1

(%)

Yiq’uel lum

Ap

7.56

2.63

3.20

3.92

74.7

0.28

10.48

0.21

0.10

14.81

26

5

69

C1

8.04

1.70

0.39

3.73

87.3

0.25

9.05

0.66

0.10

11.52

24

2

74

C2

8.08

1.70

0.46

3.77

90.3

0.24

11.01

0.78

0.10

13.44

26

5

70

C3

8.04

1.69

0.26

3.98

79.1

0.31

11.32

0.85

0.10

15.91

18

27

56

2C4

7.87

1.91

0.77

3.76

73.8

0.37

12.44

0.85

0.10

18.65

28

25

48

Chachac lum/chʌchʌclumil

A1

5.81

0.97

4.67

3.76

61.5

0.29

10.77

2.34

0.10

21.94

36

33

31

A2

5.34

0.56

2.26

3.65

49.3

0.22

8.57

1.66

0.10

21.39

38

32

31

Bw

5.11

0.38

0.49

3.63

36.9

0.31

7.75

1.76

0.10

26.88

40

31

29

C

5.07

0.29

0.16

3.83

45.8

0.21

6.32

1.66

0.10

18.10

34

28

38

K’an kab lum

Ap

5.89

1.87aaå

6.78

3.77

40.0

0.40

13.09

2.31

0.10

39.79

34

31

35

Bt1

6.07

1.83

4.84

3.70

48.4

0.27

8.53

1.94

0.09

22.38

48

33

19

Bt2

6.12

1.18

1.98

3.94

60.6

0.26

11.04

1.38

0.09

21.08

60

31

9

Ji’il lum or ji’lumil

Ap

5.84

0.90

5.65

4.44

42.0

0.29

8.98

1.94

0.09

26.88

34

31

35

Bt1

6.19

1.27

3.25

4.69

39.9

0.23

9.62

1.66

0.09

29.07

48

29

23

Bt2

6.62

1.32

2.02

4.60

59.5

0.27

18.88

1.64

0.09

35.10

54

21

25

Lum ambʌ ti xajlelol

Ap

5.54

0.78

4.91

4.61

52.9

0.50

5.98

0.98

0.09

14.26

28

33

39

A2

5.22

0.58

2.35

4.64

49.9

0.35

5.60

1.07

0.09

14.26

33

34

33

Bt1

5.16

0.27

1.22

4.48

15.8

0.19

1.62

0.88

0.09

17.55

41

30

29

Bt2

4.94

0.25

0.20

4.61

20.9

0.18

2.81

1.03

0.10

19.75

41

22

37

Chac lum or Chʌc lum

A1

7.43

2.32

1.50

4.33

19.3

0.24

6.31

1.04

0.10

39.79

17

20

63

C1

7.85

1.88

0.72

4.68

45.2

0.20

8.80

1.03

0.09

22.38

15

20

65

C2

7.74

2.08

1.43

4.56

43.2

0.19

7.81

1.01

0.09

21.08

17

20

63

  1. P, Ca, Mg, and Na correspond to the chemical element symbols
  2. Abbreviations: Ho horizon, EC electric conductivity, OM organic matter, CEC cation exchange capacity, pH hydrogen potential