FormalPara Correction to: Biology and fertility of soils

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-018-1294-5

The original version of this article, unfortunately, contained errors.

In Table 1 pH, Total C, Total N and C/N ratio should be 4.09 (0.01)b, 9.50 (0.13)ab, 1.24 (0.02)ab and 7.65 in NPK treatment in QY soil, respectively.

In the end of the first paragraph in Results and discussion section,

“Soil total C concentration ranked as CK<NK<PK<NP<NPK and CK≤NK≤N<NPNPK, and soil total N concentration ranked as CK≤NK<PK<NP<NPK and CK≤N≤NK<NPNPK, at the FQ and QY sites, respectively (Table 1). This indicated that long-term field fertilization increased soil total C and N concentrations at both sites. The comparison of data among the NP, NK, PK, and NPK treatments at FQ with those among the N, NK, NP, and NPK treatments at QY suggest that the soil total C and N accumulations were limited more easily by the availability of P, followed by N, and least by K at FQ site, and by P at QY site.” [bold text used to highlight problem area].