Soil organic matter and texture affect responses to dry/wet cycles: Effects on carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions

► C mineralisation increased with increasing SOC, silt loam twice clay loam. ► N2O emissions increased with increasing SOC, clay loam four times silt loam. ► CO2 and N2O response to dry/wet cycles depended on SOC content. ► CO2 flush following rewetting was 22-23% of the total C mineralised. ► N2O flush following rewetting was 62-68% of total N2O emissions.