Table 6.
Soil characteristics in terms of physical, hydraulic, and chemical characteristics.
| S. No. | Particulars | Soil depth (cm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–15 | 15–30 | 30–45 | 45–60 | ||
| 1. | Coarse sand (%) | 2.28 | 2.18 | 1.29 | 1.95 |
| 2. | Fine sand (%) | 47.72 | 43.82 | 46.71 | 52.05 |
| 3. | Silt (%) | 40 | 46 | 46 | 38 |
| 4. | Clay (%) | 10 | 08 | 06 | 08 |
| 5. | Bulk density (g/cm3) | 1.33 | 1.52 | 1.61 | 1.62 |
| 6. | Particle density (g/cm3) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 7. | Field capacity (%) | 36 | 36 | 21 | 21 |
| 8. | Porosity (%) | 44 | 44 | 37.5 | 37.5 |
| 9. | Saturated hydraulic conductivity (cm/hr) | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.80 | 1.80 |
| 10. | Infiltration rate (mm/hr) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Textural Classes | Loam | Loam | Sandy Loam | Sandy Loam | |
| 11. | Soil pH | 5.36 | 6.05 | 6.54 | 6.45 |
| 12. | EC (dSm−1) | 0.60 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.08 |