Table 1: Physico-chemical properties of soil of the experimental site prior to the experiment in 2015.

 

Soil depth (cm)

Soil composition

Clay

Silt

Sand

Textural class

0-15

33.76

43.12

21.50

Clay loam

15-30

43.76

37.12

19.50

Clay loam

Chemical composition

pH 1:1 (water)

Organic carbon (%)

Total N (%)

Available P (mg/kg)

 

5.59

1.61

0.07

5.95

 

5.58

1.20

0.07

11.35

Exchangeable bases (C mol/kg)

Ca

Mg

K

Na

CEC (C mol/kg)

 

2.75

0.86

0.21

0.14

5.67

 

2.49

0.73

0.18

0.20

4.39