Table 1. Chemical properties of growth medium (bed soil) of Chamaecyparis obtusa seedlings.

Treatment	Bed soilpH	EC(uS cm−1)	Organic C(%)	Total N(%)	C/N ratio	Avail. P	Exchangeable (mg kg−1)
							K+	Ca2+	Mg2+
1-0seedling	5.57(0.17)b	1,811(97)a	18.1(1.3)a	0.45(0.01)a	40(3.4)a	19(0.32)a	157(1.1)a	7,788(650)ab	1,734(92)ab
2-0seedling	7.00(0.34)a	1,740(76)a	16.4(1.0)a	0.54(0.04)a	30(1.6)a	30(4.37)a	177(22.3)a	10,183(1,383)a	2,015(226)a
2-1seedling	7.29(0.08)a	2,464(202)a	12.4(1.7)a	0.40(0.06)a	31(0.7)ab	21(3.29)a	228(34.4)a	4,204(547)b	822(121)c
2-2seedling	5.68(0.21)b	2,446(653)a	14.8(1.4)a	0.48(0.05)a	30(0.5)b	25(1.13)a	256(27.1)a	6,260(1,094)ab	1,175(175)bc