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. 2024 Aug 15;24:775. doi: 10.1186/s12870-024-05467-w

Table 1.

The (physical and chemical) properties of soil at the experimental site, Egypt before the growing seasons 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 (average of 2 years)

Parameter Unit Depth (cm)
0–30 30–60
Mechanical analysis
 Sand (%) by weight 82.19 ± 0.21 81.1 ± 0.20
 Silt (%) by weight 13.16 ± 0.72 7.9 ± 0.11
 Clay (%) by weight 4.65 ± 0.70 11.0 ± 0.16
 Texture Loamy Sand
Chemical analysis
 pH (paste extract) 7.9 ± 0.21 7.10 ± 0.31
 Electrical conductivity (EC) ds m−1 0.60 ± 0.01 0.60 ± 0.02
 CaCO3 % 4.30 ± 0. 05 3.90 ± 0.07
 Magnesium (Mg+2) mg kg−1 2.40 ± 0.02 1.30 ± 0.07
 Available Nitrogen (N) mg kg−1 45.0 ± 0.70 46.0 ± 0.72
 Available Phosphorus (P) mg kg−1 8.9 ± 0.10 11.0 ± 0.15
 Available Potassium (K) mg kg−1 225.0 ± 0.70 205.1 ± 0.71
 Available Iron (Fe) mg kg−1 4.40 ± 0.10 4.9 ± 0.07
 Available Zinc (Zn) mg kg−1 0.95 ± 0.02 1.0 ± 0.02
 Organic matter (%) by weight 0.60 ± 2.0 0.2 ± 2.14

Each value represents the mean of the 3 replications ± standard errors