Table 1: Pre-plant-soil physicochemical properties of experimental site.
|
Soil properties |
Values |
Rating |
Reference(s) |
|
pH |
6.27 |
Slightly acid |
Landon, 1991 [29] |
|
TN (%) |
0.24 |
Moderate |
Tekalign, 1991 [31] |
|
Av. P (mg kg-1) |
5.00 |
Low |
Landon, 1991 [29] |
|
Av. K (ppm) |
550.80 |
High |
Horneck, et al. (2011) [32] |
|
Av. S (ppm) |
13.14 |
Medium |
Horneck, et al. (2011) [32] |
|
Av. B (ppm) |
0.99 |
Moderate |
Horneck, et al. (2011) [32] |
|
CEC cmol (+) kg-1 of soil |
30.89 |
High |
Landon, 1991 [29] |
|
OC (%) |
2.64 |
High |
Hazelton and Murphy, 2007 [34] |
|
Clay (%) |
60 |
|
FAO, 1977 |
|
Silt (%) |
26 |
|
|
|
Sand (%) |
14 |
|
|
|
Textural class |
Clay |
|
|
Where: pH = power of hydrogen, TN = Total Nitrogen, av.P = available Phosphorus, av.K = available Potassium, av.S = available Sulfur, av.B = available Boron, ECC = Cation Exchangeable Capacity, OC = Organic Carbon