Table 3.

Effect of organic and inorganic amendments on physical properties of soil.

Treatments	Bulk density (g cm−3)		Hydraulic conductivity (cm h−1)	Infiltration rate (mm day−1)
	0–5 cm	5–10 cm
T1: control (no amendments)	1.57 ± 0.01	1.58 ± 0.01	0.046 ± 0.001	6.52 ± 0.23
T2: gypsum @ 50% G.R	1.53 ± 0.02	1.56 ± 0.01	0.055 ± 0.002	11.15 ± 1.13
T3: un-enriched MSW compost @ 10 t ha−1	1.52 ± 0.01	1.54 ± 0.02	0.055 ± 0.001	15.12 ± 2.12
T4: enriched MSW compost @ 10 t ha−1	1.51 ± 0.01	1.55 ± 0.01	0.075 ± 0.001	17.50 ± 0.11
T5: gypsum @ 25% G.R. + un-enriched MSW compost @ 10 t ha−1	1.48 ± 0.02	1.53 ± 0.02	0.075 ± 0.001	18.66 ± 0.22
T6: gypsum @ 25% G.R. + enriched MSW compost @ 10 t ha−1	1.46 ± 0.02	1.51 ± 0.01	0.077 ± 0002	21.12 ± 1.12
Initial	1.59 ± 0.01	1.62 ± 0.02	0.008 ± 0.001	4.63 ± 0.12
LSD (P = 0.05)	0.03	0.13	0.011	1.12

LSD least significant difference.