. 2019 Jan 8;50(1):85–97. doi: 10.1007/s42770-019-00044-y

Table 1.

Physicochemical properties of rhizospheric and non-rhizospheric soil samples of halophytes (S. stocksii and A. amnicola) and brine lake-bank soil samples

Parameters	S. stocksii	A. amnicola	Non-rhizospheric saline soil samples	Brine lake-bank soil samples
pH	8.21^ab	7.62^a	8.25^ab	8.54^b
EC_1:1 (dS/m)	6.14^ab	5.67^a	5.99^ab	6.55^b
Moisture (%)	27.31^ab	24.11^a	27.12^b	36.12^ab
Temperature (°C)	25.23^a	22.15^b	24.21^ab	21.02^ab
Texture class	Silty loam	Sandy loam	Sandy loam	Sandy loam
OM (g Kg⁻¹)	36.27^b	31.95^ab	30.65^a	29.23^a
P (mg kg⁻¹)	3.89^ab	3.21^a	3.85^ab	3.48^ab
K (mg kg⁻¹)	0.76^a	0.58^b	0.65^b	0.49^a
Ca (mg kg⁻¹)	1.72^b	1.68^b	1.41^a	1.38^a
Mg (mg kg⁻¹)	1.48^b	1.05^a	1.56^b	1.19^a
NO⁻³ (mg kg⁻¹)	12.95^b	13.54^b	10.21^a	10.67^a
H + Al (mg kg⁻¹)	67.35^b	59.15^a	60.02^a	64.97^b
V (mg kg⁻¹)	4.13^b	3.87^a	4.18^b	3.76^a
CEC (mg dm⁻³)	71.49^b	67.55^a	69.76^ab	72.42^b
SAR	13.14^ab	12.15^a	14.45^b	10.78^a

EC, electrical conductivity; OM, organic matter; P, phosphorous; K, potassium; Ca, calcium; Mg, magnesium; NO⁻³, nitrate ion; H + Al, potential acidity; V, base saturation index; CEC, cation exchange capacity; SAR, sodium adsorption ratio. Letters represent statistically significant values at 5% level