Table 6: Effects of applied treatments on CEC, Exchangeable bases and PBS (Mean (±) SD.

Treatments

CEC (Cmol(+)/Kg)

Ca++ (cmol(/kg)

Mg++ (cmol/kg)

K+ (cmol/kg)

Na+ (cmol/kg)

PBS

COMP

18.88 ± 4.62ab

8.29 ± 3.60ab

1.10 ± 0.48d*

0.23 ± 0.05 a*

0.056 ± 0.006abc

51.25 ± 10.70ab

COMPL

22.76 ± 2.63a*

11.31 ± 2.05a*

1.5 ± 0.27 a*

0.28 ± 0.02 a*

0.063 ± 0.005 a*

57.78 ± 3.58 a*

NPL

18.63 ± 1.12ab

8.09 ± 0.88ab

1.07 ± 0.12d*

0.21 ± 0.09 a*

0.056 ± 0.006abc

50.61 ± 2.34ab

HCHNPL

22.38 ± 2.71a*

11.02 ± 2.12a*

1.46 ± 0.28b*

0.28 ± 0.04 a*

0.060 ± 0.000ab

56.99 ± 3.83 a*

NP

15.08 ± 0.59bc

5.32 ± 0.46bc

0.71 ± 0.06e*

0.21 ± 0.09 a*

0.053 ± 0.005bc

41.73 ± 1.58 b*

HCHNP

22.76 ± 2.63a*

11.00 ± 1.05a*

1.50 ± 0.27 a*

0.28 ± 0.03 a*

0.056 ± 0.006abc

57.23 ± 3.41 a*

CON

12.72 ± 2.59c*

3.48 ± 2.01c*

0.46 ± 0.26f*

0.11 ± 0.011b*

0.050 ± 0.000 c*

30.80 ± 11.43 c*

P-value

0.0048

0.0047

0.0048

0.013

0.124

0.0006

LSD(0.05)

4.94

2.84

0.25

0.08

0.008

5.28

 CV%

14.76

20.42

20.45

20.18

8.49

11.84

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