Table 1. Biological, chemical and physical properties of native vegetation soil and Ricinus communis and Jatropa curcas soil (n = 5).
| Native vegetation soil | R. communis soil | J. curcas soil | |
| Total N (g Kg−1) | 3.67±0.01b | 5.67±0.03a | 4.59±0.02a |
| Organic C (%) | 1.76±0.02c | 2.48±0.01a | 2.11±0.01b |
| Aggregate stability (%) | 64.1±0.42a | 46.3±3.64b | 53.1±1.55b |
| MBC (mg kg−1soil) | 818±4.57c | 1038±9.32b | 1270±20.12a |
| pH (H2O) | 8.97±0.01a | 8.72±0.01a | 8.94±0.02a |
| Electrical conductivity(µS cm−1) | 160±0a | 170±0a | 163±2a |
| Colonized root length (%) | 29.72±4.53a | 41.6±2.67a | 53.79±9.61a |
Degree of AM fungal colonization in roots of R. communis, J. curcas seedlings and native vegetation soil.
MBC: microbial biomass C; Means ± standard errors; Values in row followed by the same letter do not differ significantly (P<0.05) as determined by the LSD test.