Table 4: Effects of applied treatments on soil pH, Soil EC and Exchangeable acidity (Mean (±) SD.
Treatments |
Soil PH |
EC (dS/m) |
Exch.Al3+ (cmol/kg) |
Exch. H+ (cmol/kg) |
EA cmol/kg |
HCHNP |
4.98 ± 0.17a* |
0.070 ± 0.004bc |
0.29 ± 0.15 e* |
0.27 ± 0.43 de |
0.56 ± 0.46 e* |
NPL |
4.63 ± 0.03cde |
0.070 ± 0.004bc |
0.77 ± 0.17b* |
0.58 ± 0.36bc |
1.35 ± 0.52bc |
COMP |
4.67 ± 0.26cde |
0.071 ± 0.005bc |
0.34 ± 0.01d* |
0.28 ± 0.03cd |
0.62 ± 0.03d* |
NP |
4.60 ± 0.02e* |
0.064 ± 0.003d* |
0.95 ± 0.07ab |
0.93 ± 0.19 a* |
1.88 ± 0.26 a* |
COMPL |
5.10 ± 0.11a* |
0.079 ± 0.004a* |
0.19 ± 0.11 f* |
0.25 ± 0.22 e* |
0.44 ± 0.14 f* |
HCHNPL |
4.95 ± 0.20ab |
0.073 ± 0.003ab |
0.63 ± 0.04bc |
0.40 ± 0.37cd |
1.04 ± 0.34cd |
CON |
4.61 ± 0.16de |
0.062 ± 0.004d* |
1.0 ± 0.02 a* |
0.93 ± 0.18a* |
1.93 ± 0.20 a* |
P-value |
0.0001 |
0.0007 |
0.0009 |
0.001 |
0.0008 |
LSD(0.05) |
0.18 |
0.0059 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.12 |
CV% |
2.23 |
5.01 |
9.57 |
20.19 |
12.61 |
Means followed by the same letters with in column are not different statistically at P < 0.05; HCHNP = 50% Compost + 50% Urea and TSP, NPL = urea and TSP + Lime, COMP = Compost, NP = Urea + urea and TSP, CON = Control, COMPL = Compost + Lime, HCHNPL = 50% Compost + 50% Urea and TSP + Lime.