Table 1. Physicochemical properties of the soil used to grow Caliph medic seeds.

Soil physicochemical properties	Average Content		p- value
	Control	NaCl-treatment
EC (dS/m)	1.23	14.40	0.001
pH	7.30	7.30	1.000
Na (meq/l)	11.16	81.27	0.001
K (meq/l)	2.86	3.57	0.130
Ca (meq/l)	18.40	19.51	0.030
Cl (meq/l)	15.03	116.33	0.001
HCO3 (meq/l)	7.24	1.17	0.001
SO4 (meq/l)	8.15	11.78	0.001
Gravel %	18.17	18.14	0.970
Sand %	93.04	94.60	0.100
Silt %	3.20	3.20	1.000
Clay %	2.30	2.30	1.000
CaCO3	22.10	21.89	0.001
N %	0.06	0.06	1.000
P (ppm)	89.70	110.80	1.000
K (ppm)	330.00	390.00	1.000