Table 1 Chemical analysis of farmyard manure
Analysis parameters | Unit | Results of the analysis |
|---|---|---|
Organic matter | g kg−1 | 406.8 |
Total nitrogen (N) | g kg−1 | 18.00 |
Moisture | g kg−1 | 595.00 |
pH (potentiometric) | – | 7.61 |
EC (1/10) | mS cm−1 | 3.26 |
Total phosphorus (P) | g kg−1 | 5.20 |
Water soluble phosphorus (P2O5) | g kg−1 | 3.20 |
Total potassium (K) | g kg−1 | 13.60 |
Water soluble potassium (K2O5) | g kg−1 | 10.40 |
Total calcium (Ca, ICP EPA 3052) | g kg−1 | 7.758 |
Total Magnesium (Mg, ICP EPA 3052) | g kg−1 | 5.099 |
Total iron (Fe, ICP EPA 3052) | g kg−1 | 10.606 |
Total copper (Cu, ICP EPA 3052) | g kg−1 | 0.025 |
Total zinc (Zn, ICP EPA 3052) | g kg−1 | 0.09 |
Total manganese (Mn, ICP EPA 3052) | g kg−1 | 0.37 |
Total lead (Pb, ICP EPA 3052) | g kg−1 | 0.002 |
Total cadmium (Cd, ICP EPA 3052) | g kg−1 | DLA |
Total cobalt (Co, ICP EPA 3052) | g kg−1 | DLA |