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