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.