Table 5: The interaction effects of coffee husk compost and lime on soil exchangeable bases (Ca2+, Mg2+, K+ and Na+).
Treatment description |
Exchangeable bases |
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CHC rate(t/ha) |
L rate (t/ha) |
Ca2+ (cmol(+)/kg) |
Mg2+ (cmol(+)/kg) |
K+ (cmol(+)/kg) |
Na+ (cmol(+)/kg) |
0 |
0 |
2.41g |
1.23h |
0.49h |
0.053c |
|
1.6 |
5.13e |
1.49gh |
0.53h |
0.067ab |
|
3.2 |
7.60d |
1.62gh |
0.57h |
0.067ab |
|
4.8 |
9.18bc |
1.79fgh |
0.77gh |
0.067ab |
5 |
0 |
3.48f |
1.88fg |
1.09ef |
0.070ab |
|
1.6 |
5.80e |
2.34ef |
1.04fg |
0.060bc |
|
3.2 |
8.26cd |
3.24cd |
0.99fg |
0.060bc |
|
4.8 |
10.00ab |
3.73c |
0.97fg |
0.067ab |
10 |
0 |
4.97e |
2.80de |
1.70b |
0.063ab |
|
1.6 |
7.27d |
3.36cd |
1.45bcd |
0.073a |
|
3.2 |
8.94bc |
4.48b |
1.38cde |
0.070ab |
|
4.8 |
10.88a |
4.95b |
1.24def |
0.067ab |
15 |
0 |
5.75e |
3.49c |
2.39a |
0.070ab |
|
1.6 |
7.74d |
4.35b |
1.70b |
0.063ab |
|
3.2 |
9.18bc |
4.88b |
1.63bc |
0.067ab |
|
4.8 |
9.98ab |
5.57a |
1.75b |
0.070ab |
DMRT (5%) |
* |
** |
** |
* |
|
CV (%) |
|
8.40 |
10.79 |
13.23 |
8.02 |
DMRT = Duncan’s Multiple Range Test; CHC = coffee husk compost; L = Lime; * = significant at p ≤ 0.05; ** = highly significant at p ≤ 0.01; CV = Coefficient of Variation. Mean values followed by the same letters with in a column are statistically not different from each other at p ≤ 0.05
a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h: Indicate statistically significance difference of each treatment from each other at 5% by Duncan Multiple Range Test.