Table 1
Properties of the carriers used in this study.
Carrier pH EC (ms/cm) OM (%) TN (%) K2O (%) P2O5 (%) Source
RCC 6.75 9.00 71.2 8.64 0.56 1.15 Xintiandi Amino Acid Fertilizer, Ltd. (Yixing, Jiangsu)
PMC 7.28 6.32 22.2 1.79 0.6 2.19 Tianniang Agricultural Technology, Ltd. (Changshu, Jiangsu)
CMC 8.41 4.99 53.1 1.51 0.84 2.00 Apollo Bio-product, Ltd. (Jintian, Jiangsu)
CDC 7.08 7.35 32.1 1.38 1.57 0.45 Lianye Bio-technology, Ltd. (Jiangyin, Jiangsu)
HRC 7.64 3.97 47.7 2.3 0.78 0.37 Mingzhu Fertilizer, Ltd. (Nanjing, Jiangsu)
Peat1 4.45 0.43 53.6 1.9 0.06 0.04 Biyuan Peat Development, Ltd.
Peat2 5.11 0.49 34.9 1.33 0.69 0.17 Ziran Horticulture, Ltd. (Shanghai)
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RCC: rapeseed cake compost; PMC: pig manure compost; CMC: chicken manure compost; CDC: cow dung compost; HRC: herb residue compost; EC: electrolytic conductivity;
OM: organic matter; TN: total nitrogen.