Table 2 Physical and chemical properties of the soil
Chemical properties of soil | Available macronutrients (mg.kg−1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pH (1:2.5 soil suspension) | EC dSm−1 (1:2.5 soil extract) | OM (%) | CEC (cmolc kg−1) | EX. Na cmolc kg−1)) | ESP (%) | N | P | K |
7.70 ± 0.01 | 5.40 ± 0.04 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 3.15 ± 0.02 | 0.30 ± 0.02 | 9.52 ± 0.30 | 55.0 ± 1.3 | 11.20 ± 0.6 | 78.0 ± 1.7 |
Physical properties of soil | Texture class | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BD (Mg.m−3) | Porosity (%) | FC (%) | WP (%) | AW (%) | WHC (%) | Particle size distribution% | |||
Sand | Silt | Clay | |||||||
1.60 ± 0.01 | 39.62 ± 1.6 | 10.20 ± 0.9 | 3.45 ± 0.1 | 6.75 ± 0.5 | 23.0 ± 1.9 | 73.0 ± 0.5 | 17.50 ± 0.2 | 9.50 ± 0.03 | Loamy sand |