Table 1: Selected physico-chemical properties of experimental soil and coffee husk compost.
Physical and chemical properties |
Soil |
Coffee husk compost |
Sand (%) |
64 |
- |
Clay (%) |
24 |
- |
Silt (%) |
12 |
- |
Textural class |
Sandy clay loam |
- |
Bulk density(g/cm3) |
1.0 |
- |
pH(H20) |
4.72 |
8.48 |
pH(KCL) |
3.72 |
7.01 |
Exchangeable acidity(cmol (+) kg-1) |
3.2 |
- |
Organic carbon (%) |
2.17 |
10.0 |
Organic matter (%) |
3.74 |
17.3 |
Total Nitrogen (%) |
0.19 |
0.86 |
CEC (cmol (+) kg-1) |
11.35 |
65.52 |
Available phosphorus (mg kg-1) |
9.03 |
187.67 |
Ca (cmol (+) kg-1) |
2.46 |
12.21 |
Mg (cmol (+) kg-1) |
1.23 |
6.81 |
K (cmol (+) kg-1) |
0.57 |
30.44 |
Na (cmol (+) kg-1) |
0.05 |
1.13 |
C:N ratio |
11.4 |
11.6 |